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THE    REGULAR    SERVICE 


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L  O  RD'S       DAY 


M0BNING   SERVICE. 


The  Salutation  and  Doxology. 

The  Congregation  standing,  the  Minister  begins  the  service  with  a  sentence 
of  Salutation  from  the  Scriptures. 
After  which  the  People  chant  with  the  Choir  the  Doxology : 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son, 

And  to  the  Holy  Ghost ; 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be, 

World  without  end.     Amen. 

The  Profession  of  Faith. 

All  still  standing,  the  People  then,  being  invited  by  the  Minister,  say  with 
him  the  Apostle's  Creed,  as  follows : 

I  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of  heaven  and 
earth : 

And  in  Jesus  Christ  his  only  Son,  our  Lord;  who  was  con- 
ceived by  the  Holy  Ghost,  born  of  the  Virgin  Mary,  suffered 
under  Pontius  Pilate,  was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried  ;  he  de- 
scended into  hell ;  the  third  day  he  rose  again  from  the  dead ; 
he  ascended  into  heaven,  and  sitteth  on  the  right  hand  of  God 
the  Father  Almighty ;  from  thence  he  shall  come  to  judge  the 
quick  and  the  dead. 


6  REGULAR  SUNDAY 

I  believe  in  the  Hoi y  Ghost ;  the  holy  catholic  church ;  the 
communion  of  saints ;  the  forgiveness  of  sins  ;  the  resurrection 
of  the  body ;    and  the  life  everlasting.    Amen. 

The  Invocation,  and  the  Lord's  Prayer. 

The  People  then  kneeling,  or  reverently  bowing,  the  Minister  offers  the 
Prayer  of  Invocation ;  the  Minister  himself  standing,  both  here  and  in  all  other 
prayers. 

After  the  Invocation,  the  Lard's  Prayer  is  said  by  the  People,  with  the  Min- 
ister, as  follows : 

Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  thy  name. 
Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in  earth,  as  it  is  in  heaven. 
Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as 
we  forgive  our  debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation,  but 
deliver  us  from  evil :  For  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the  power, 
and  the  glory,  forever.     Amen. 


The  Reading  of  the  Law. 

The  People  then  being  seated,  the  Minister  solemnly  reads  the  Ten  Command- 
merits,  with  the  Two  Commandments  wherein  they  are  summed  up  by  our 
Lord. 

And  the  following  Response  is  sung  by  the  Choir : 

The  Lord  our  God  be  with  us  ; 

Let  him  not  leave  us,  nor  forsake  us  ; 

That  he  may  incline  our  hearts  unto  him, 

To  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to  keep  his  commandments. 


The  Invitation,  and  the  Confession  of  Sin. 

After  this,  the  Minister  reminds  the  People  of  their  sins  and  exhorts  them 
to  confession,  in  some  Scriptural  sentences  of  Invitation. 

Then,  the  Congregation  kneeling  or  humbly  bowing,  the  Minister  offers  the 
Prayer  of  Confession  and  Absolution. 


MORNING  SERVICE.  7 

The  Hymn. 

After  the  Confession,  the  Congregation,  standing,  sing  with  the  Choir  one  of 
the  Hymns  appointed  in  this  book  for  this  First  Part  of  the  service. 

The  Reading  of  the  Scriptures. 

Then  follows  the  reading  of  a  portion  of  the  Word  of  God  by  the  Minister, 
the  People  sitting  and  devoutly  attending. 

The  portion  of  Scripture  for  this  reading  is  selected  by  the  Minister  accord- 
ing to  his  discretion;  except  that  the  Book  of  Psalms,  being  appointed  for 
another  part  of  the  service,  is  not  used  here. 

The  Anthem. 

Then  is  sung  by  the  Choir  one  of  the  Sentences  appointed  for  this  place  on 
page  8  of  this  book. 


The  Reading  of  the  Psalter. 

Then  is  read,  by  the  Minister  and  People  responsively,  a  lesson  froui  the  Psal- 
ter, as  given  in  this  book. 

The  lesson  is  selected  by  the  Minister  at  his  discretion.  But  the  lessons  are 
so  arranged,  that,  if  the  Minister  prefer,  the  whole  Psalter  maybe  read  through 
in  one  year  at  the  Morning  and  Evening  Service  of  the  Lord's  day. 

The  Hymn. 

After  the  reading  of  the  Psalter,  the  Congregation,  standing,  sing  with  the 
Choir  one  of  the  Hymns  appointed  in  this  book  for  this  Second  Part  of  the 
service. 

The  Collection. 

Here  is  taken,  on  such  days  as  may  be  appointed,  the  Collection  of  the 
Religious  Offerings  of  the  People;  the  Elders,  Deacons,  or  other  authorized 
persons,  receiving  the  contributions,  and  placing  them  upon  the  Communion 
Table ;  the  Minister  meanwhile  reminding  the  People,  by  suitable  sentences 
from  the  Scriptures,  of  the  duty  and  privilege  of  thus  offering  of  their  substance 
to  the  Lord. 

The  General  Prayer. 

The  People  then  kneeling,  or  devoutly  bowing,  the  Minister  offers  the 
Prayers  of  general  and  special  Supplication,  Thanksgiving  and  Intercession. 


REGULAR  SUNDAY 


The  Anthem. 


Then  is  sung  by  the  Choir  one  of  the  Anthems  appointed  for  this  place  on 
page  10  of  this  book ;  or  some  like  selection,  under  the  direction  of  the  Min- 
ister. 


The  Sermon. 

The  Minister  here  gives  any  public  notices  which  may  be  required ;  and 
then  preaches  the  Sermon. 


The  Closing  Prayer  and  Doxology. 

The  Sermon  being  ended,  the  People  kneeling  or  devoutly  bowing,  the  Min- 
ister offers  the  Closing  Prayer. 

After  which  the  Congregation,  standing,  sing  with  the  Choir  the  metrical 
Doxology : 

To  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
And  God  the  Spirit,  three  in  One, 
Be  honor,  praise,  and  glory  given 
By  all  on  earth  and  all  in  heaven. 

The  Benediction. 

The  People  still  standing,  but  reverently  bowing  the  head,  the  Minister  then 
pronounces  upon  them  the  Apostolic  Benediction. 

THE  END  OF  THE  MORNING  SERVICE. 


THE    SENTENCES   AND   ANTHEMS 

FOR   THE    MORNING   SERVICE. 

I.    The  Sentences  for  the  First  Part  of  the  Morning  Service,  after 
the  Reading  of  the  Scriiitures,  as  directed  on  page  7. 

I. 

Gloria. 

GLORY  be  to  thee,  0  Lord. 


MORNING  SERVICE.  9 

II. 

Sanctus. 

HOLY,  holy,  holy  Lord  God  of  hosts  !    Heaven  and  earth  are  full  of 
thy  glory.     Glory  be  to  thee,  O  Lord  Most  High. 

III. 

Angelic  Hymn.—Y>xi.  II,  14. 

GLORY  to  God  in  the  highest,  and  on  earth  peace,  good  will  toward 
men. 

IV. 

Revelation  VII,  12. 

BLESSING,  and  glory,  and  wisdom,  and  thanksgiving,  and  honor, 
and  power,  and  might,  be  unto  our  God  forever  and  ever.    Amen. 

V. 

Luke  XI,  28. 

BLESSED  are  they  that  hear  the  word  of  God,  and  keep  it. 

VI. 

From  Psalm  CXIX. 

TEACH  me,  O  Lord,  the  way  of  thy  statutes, 
And  I  shall  keep  it  unto  the  end. 

VII. 

From  Psalm  XIX. 

THE  law  of  the  Lord  is  perfect,  converting  the  soul ; 

The  testimony  of  the  Lord  is  sure,  making  wise  the  simple. 

The  statutes  of  the  Lord  are  right,  rejoicing  the  heart ; 

The  commandment  of  the  Lord  is  pure,  enlightening  the  eyes. 

The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  clean,  enduring  forever; 

The  judgments  of  the  Lord  are  true  and  righteous  altogether. 

Moreover,  by  them  is  thy  servant  warned ; 

And  in  keeping  of  them  there  is  great  reward. 

VIII. 

From  Psalm  LXXH. 

BLESSED  be  the  Lord  God,  the  God  of  Israel  ; 

Who  onlv  doeth  wondrous  things. 

And  blessed  be  his  glorious  name  forever; 

And  let  the  whole  earth  be  filled  with  his  glory.    Amen,  and  Amen. 


10  REGULAR  SUNDAY 

II.  The  Anthems  for  the  Second  Part  of  the  Morning  Service,  after 
the  General  Prayer,  as  directed  on  page  8. 


Te  Deum  lau&amus. 

WE  praise  thee,  O  God  : 

We  acknowledge  thee  to  be  the  Lord. 

All  the  earth  doth  worship  thee, 

The  Father  everlasting. 

To  thee  all  angels  cry  aloud, 

The  heavens  and  all  the  powers  therein. 

To  thee  Cherubim  and  Seraphim 

Continually  do  cry : 

Holy,  Holy,  Holy,  Lord  God  of  Sabaoth ; 

Heaven  and  earth  are  full  of  the  majesty  of  thy  glory  ! 

The  glorious  company  of  the  apostles  praise  thee ; 

The  goodly  fellowship  of  the  prophets  praise  thee ; 

The  noble  army  of  martyrs  praise  thee ; 

The  holy  church  throughout  all  the  world  doth  acknowledge  thee, 

The  Father,  of  an  infinite  majesty;  thine  adorable,  true,  and  only 

Son  ; 
Also  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Comforter. 
Thou  art  the  King  of  Glory,  0  Christ ; 
Thou  art  the  everlasting  Son  of  the  Father. 
When  thou  tookest  upon  thee  to  deliver  man, 
Thou  didst  humble  thyself  to  be  born  of  a  Virgin. 
When  thou  hadst  overcome  the  sharpness  of  death, 
Thou  didst  open  the  kingdom  of  heaven  to  all  believers. 
Thou  sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God,  in  the  glory  of  the  Father. 
We  believe  that  thou  shalt  come  to  be  our  Judge. 
We  therefore  pray  thee,  help  thy  servants, 
Whom  thou  hast  redeemed  with  thy  precious  blood  ; 
Make  them  to  be  numbered  with  thy  saints 
In  glory  everlasting. 

O  Lord,  save  thy  people,  and  bless  thine  heritage ; 
Govern  them,  and  lift  them  up  forever. 
Day  by  day  we  magnify  thee ; 
And  we  worship  thy  name  ever,  world  without  end. 
Vouchsafe,  O  Lord,  to  keep  us  this  day  without  sin. 


MORNING  SERVICE.  11 

O  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

O  Lord,  let  thy  mercy  be  upon  us, 

As  our  trust  is  in  thee. 

0  Lord,  in  thee  have  I  trusted ; 

Let  me  never  be  confounded. 

II. 

Venite,  exultemus.— From  Ps.  XCV.  and  XCVI. 

O  COME,  let  us  sing  unto  the  Lord, 
Let  us  heartily  rejoice  in  the  strength  of  our  salvation. 
Let  us  come  before  his  presence  with  thanksgiving, 
And  show  ourselves  glad  in  him  with  psalms. 
For  the  Lord  is  a  great  God  ; 
And  a  great  King  above  all  gods. 
«j*  ft.        In  his  hand  are  all  the  coders  of  the  earth  ; 
And  the  strength  of  the  hills  is  his  also. 
The  sea  is  his,  and  he  made  it, 
And  his  hands  prepared  the  dry  land. 
0  come,  let  us  worship  and  fall  down, 
And  kneel  before  the  Lord  our  Maker, 
For  he  is  the  Lord  our  God  ; 

And  we  are  the  people  of  his  pasture,  and  the  sheep  of  his  hand. 
0  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness  ; 
Let  the  whole  earth  stand  in  awe  of  him. 
For  he  cometh,  for  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth ; 
And  with  righteousness  to  judge  the  world,  and  the  people  with 
his  truth. 

III. 

Bonum  est  conjiteri.—Yrom  Ps.  XCII. 

IT  is  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord, 

And  to  sing  praises  unto  thy  name,  O  Most  Highest ; 

To  tell  of  thy  loving-kindness  early  in  the  morning, 

And  of  thy  truth  in  the  night  season ; 

Upon  an  instrument  of  ten  strings,  and  upon  the  lute ; 

Upon  a  loud  instrument,  and  upon  the  harp. 

For  thou,  Lord,  hast  made  me  glad  through  thy  works, 

And  I  will  rejoice  in  giving  praise  for  the  operations  of  thy  hands. 


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KEGULAR  SUNDAY 


IV. 
Malachi  I,  11, 

FROM  the  rising  of  the  sun  even  unto  the  going  down  of  the  same, 

My  name  shall  be  great  among  the  Gentiles  ; 

And  in  every  place  incense  shall  be  offered 

Unto  my  name,  and  a  pure  offering ; 

For  my  name  shall  be  great 

Among  the  heathen,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 


THE    DOXOLOGY 

as  it  is  chanted  by  the  congregation 
At  the  Beginning  of  the  Morning  and  Evening  Service. 

Gloria  Patri. 

GLORY  be  to  the  ) 

Father,  and       j  to- the  |  Son,  |  And  |  to-the  |  Ho-ly  |  Ghost; 


As  it  was  in  the  be- )  ( shall  I 

ginning, is  now, and  )  e-  ver  (   be,  |  World 


with' 
out 


end. A-    men. 


eve:?i>_g  service.  13 


EVENING   SERVICE. 


The  Salutation  and  Doxologt. 

The  Congregation  standing,  the  Minister  begins  the  service  with  a  sentence 
of  Salutation  from  the  Scriptures. 
After  which  the  People  chant  with  the  Choir  the  Doxology : 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son, 

And  to  the  Holy  Ghost ; 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be, 

World  without  end.     Amen. 


The  Lord's  Prater. 

The  People  then  kneeling,  or  reverently  bowing,  say  with  the  Minister  the 
Lord 's  Prayer,  as  follows : 

Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven ;  Hallowed  be  thy  name 
Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in  earth,  as  it  is  in 
heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  And  forgive  us  our 
debts,  as  we  forgive  our  debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  tempta- 
tion, but  deliver  us  from  evil :  For  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and 
the  power,  and  the  glory,  forever.    Amen. 


The  Confession  of  Sin. 


The  People  still  kneeling  or  bowing,  the  Minister  then  offers  the  Prayer  of 
Confession  and  Absolution. 


14  REGULAR  SUNDAY 

The  Hymn. 

After  the  Confession,  the  Congregation,  standing,  sing  with  the  Choir  one  of 
the  Hymns  appointed  in  this  book  for  this  First  Part  of  the  service. 

The  Reading  of  the  Scriptures. 

Then  follows  the  reading  of  a  portion  of  the  Word  ot  God  by  the  Minister, 
the  People  sitting  down  and  devoutly  attending. 

The  portion  of  Scripture  for  this  reading  is  selected  by  the  Minister  accord- 
ing to  his  discretion ;  except  that  the  Book  of  Psalms,  being  appointed  for 
another  part  of  the  service,  is  not  used  here. 

The  Anthem. 

Then  is  sung  by  the  Choir  one  of  the  Anthems  appointed  for  this  place  on 
page  15  of  this  book ;  or  some  like  selection  under  the  direction  of  the  Minister. 


The  Reading  op  the  Psalter. 

Then  is  read,  by  the  Minister  and  the  People  responsively,  a  lesson  from  the 
Psalter,  as  given  in  this  book. 

The  lesson  is  selected  by  the  Minister  at  his  discretion.  But  the  lessons  are 
so  arranged  that,  if  the  Minister  prefer,  the  whole  Psalter  may  be  read  through 
in  one  year  at  the  Morning  and  Evening  Service  of  the  Lord's  Day. 

The  Hymn. 

After  the  reading  of  the  Psalter,  the  Congregation,  standing,  sing  with  the 
Choir  one  of  the  Hymns  appointed  in  this  book  for  this  Second  Part  of  the 
service. 

The  General  Prayer. 

The  People  then  kneeling,  or  devoutly  bowing,  the  Minister  offers  the 
Prayers  of  general  and  special  Supplication,  Thanksgiving  and  Intercession. 

The  Anthem. 

Then  is  sung  by  the  Choir  one  of  the  Anthems  appointed  for  this  place  on 
page  17  of  this  book ;  or  some  like  selection  under  the  direction  of  the  Minister. 


EVENING  SERVICE.  15 

The  Sermon. 

The  Minister  here  gives  any  public  notices  which  may  be  required;  and 
then  preaches  the  Sermon. 

The  Closing  Prayer  and  Doxology. 

The  Sermon  being  ended,  the  People  kneeling,  or  devoutly  bowing,  the 
Minister  offers  the  Closing  Prayer. 

After  which  the  Congregation,  standing,  sing  with  the  Choir  the  metrical 
Doxology : 

To  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
And  God  the  Spirit,  three  in  one, 
Be  honor,  praise,  and  glory  given, 
By  all  on  earth  and  all  in  heaven. 

The  Benediction. 

The  People  still  standing,  but  reverently  bowing  the  head,  the  Minister  then 
pronounces  upon  them  the  Apostolic  Benediction. 


the  end  of  the  evening  service. 


THE   ANTHEMS   FOR   THE  EVENING   SERVICE. 

I.  The  Anthems  for  the  First  Part  of  the    Evening  Service,  after 
the  Reading  of  the  Scriptures,  as  directed  on  page  14. 

I. 

Gloria  in  eoocelHs. 

GLORY  be  to  God  on  high, 

And  on  earth  peace,  good  will  towards  men. 

"We  praise  thee,  we  bless  thee,  we  worship  thee, 

"We  glorify  thee,  we  give  thanks  to  thee  for  thy  great  glory, 

0  Lord  God,  heavenly  King, 

God  the  Father  Almighty. 

0  Lord,  the  only-begotten  Son,  Jesus  Christ ; 


16  REGULAR  SUNDAY 

O  Lord  God,  Lamb  of  God,  Son  of  the  Father, 

That  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world, 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Thou  that  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world, 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Thou  that  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world, 

Beeeive  our  prayer. 

Thou  that  sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father, 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

For  thou  only  art  holy ; 

Thou  only  art  the  Lord. 

Thou  only,  O  Christ,  with  the  Holy  Ghost, 

Art  most  high  in  the  glory  of  God  the  Father. 

II. 

Benedictus.—Luke  I,  6S-71. 

BLESSED  be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel; 

For  he  hath  visited  and  redeemed  his  people ; 

And  hath  raised  up  a  mighty  salvation  for  us, 

In  the  house  of  his  servant  David ; 

As  he  spake  by  the  mouth  of  his  holy  prophets, 

Which  have  been  since  the  world  began ; 

That  we  should  be  saved  from  our  enemies, 

And  from  the  hand  of  all  that  hate  us. 

III. 

De  profundi*.— Ps.  CXXX. 

OUT  of  the  depths  have  I  cried  unto  thee,  O  Lord. 

Lord,  hear  my  voice ;  » 

Let  thine  ears  be  attentive 

To  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

If  thou,  Lord,  shouldst  mark  iniquities, 

0  Lord,  who  shall  stand  ? 

But  there  is  forgiveness  with  thee, 
That  thou  mayest  be  feared. 

1  wait  for  the  Lord,  my  soul  doth  wait, 
And  in  his  word  do  I  hope. 

My  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord 


EVENING  SERVICE.  17 

More  than  they  that  watch  for  the  morning ; 

I  say,  more  than  they  that  watch  for  the  morning. 

Let  Israel  hope  in  the  Lord ; 

For  with  the  Lord  there  is  mercy, 

And  with  him  there  is  plenteous  redemption. 

And  he  shall  redeem  Israel  from  all  his  iniquities. 

IV. 

Quemadmodum.—  From  Pa.  XLII. 

AS  the  hart  panteth  after  the  water-brooks, 

So  panteth  my  soul  after  thee,  O  God. 

My  soul  thirsteth  for  God,  for  the  living  God ; 

When  shall  I  come  and  appear  before  God  ? 

My  tears  have  been  my  meat  day  and  night, 

While  they  continually  say  unto  me,  Where  is  thy  God  ? 

When  I  remember  these  things,  I  pour  out  my  soul  in  me. 

For  I  had  gone  with  the  multitude;  I  went  with  them  to  the 

house  of  God, 
With  the  voice  of  joy  and  praise,  with  a  multitude  that  kept 

holy-day. 
Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul?  and  why  art  thou  disquieted 

in  me  ? 
Hope  thou  in  God;  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him, 
Who  is  the  health  of  my  countenance,  and  my  God. 

II.  The  Anthems  for  the  Second  Part  of  the  Evening  Service,  after 
the  General  Prayer,  as  directed  on  page  14. 

I. 

Bmedic,  anima  mea.— From  Ps.  CHI. 

PRAISE  the  Lord,  O  my  soul ; 
And  all  that  is  within  me,  praise  his  holy  name. 
Praise  the  Lord,  0  my  soul, 
And  forget  not  all  his  benefits; 
Who  forgiveth  all  thy  sin, 
And  healeth  all  thine  infirmities; 
Who  saveth  thy  life  from  destruction, 
And  crowneth  thee  with  mercy  and  loving  kindness. 
2 


18  REGULAR  SUNDAY 

O  praise  the  Lord,  ye  angels  of  his,  ye  that  excel  in  strength ; 
Ye  that  fulfil  his  commandment,  and  hearken  unto  the  voice  of  his 

word. 
O  praise  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  hosts ; 
Ye  servants  of  his  that  do  his  pleasure. 
0  speak  good  of  the  Lord,  all  ye  works  of  bis,  in  all  places  of  his 

dominion ; 
Praise  thou  the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 

II. 

Cantate  Domino.-  Vs.  XCVIII. 

O  SING  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song; 

For  he  hath  done  marvellous  things. 

"With  his  own  right  hand,  and  with  his  holy  arm, 

Hath  he  gotten  himself  the  victory. 

The  Lord  declared  his  salvation ; 

His  righteousness   hath  he   openly  showed  in  the  sight  of  the 

heathen. 
He  hath  remembered  his  mercy  and  truth  toward  the  house  of 

Israel ; 
And  all  the  ends  of  the  world  have  seen  the  salvation  of  our 

God. 
Show  yourselves  joyful  unto  the  Lord,  all  ye  lands ; 
Sing,  rejoice,  and  give  thanks. 
Praise  the  Lord  upon  the  harp; 
Sing  to  the  harp  with  a  psalm  of  thanksgiving.. 
With  trumpets  also  and  shawms, 
O  show  yourselves  joyful  before  the  Lord  the  King. 
Let  the  sea  make  a  noise,  and  all  that  therein  is; 
The  round  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 
Let  the  floods  clap  their  hands,  and  let  the  hills  be  joyful  together 

before  the  Lord; 
For  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth. 
With  righteousness  shall  he  judge  the  world, 
And  the  people  with  equity. 

III. 
Jubilate  Deo.— Vs.  0. 

O  BE  joyful  in  the  Lord,  all  ye  lands; 


EVENING  SERVICE.  19 

Serve  the  Lord  with  gladness,  and  come  before  his  presence  with 

a  song. 
Be  ye  sure  that  the  Lord,  he  is  God ; 
It  is  he  that  hath    made  us  and   not   we    ourselves;    we  are  his 

people  and  the  sheep  of  his  pasture. 
0  go  your  way  into  his  gates  with    thanksgiving,  and  into  his 

courts  with  praise ; 
Be  thankful  unto  him,  and  speak  good  of  his  name. 
For  the  Lord  is  gracious,  his  mercy  is  everlasting  ; 
And  his  truth  endureth  from  generation  to  generation. 

IV. 

Deus  misereatur.—Ya.  LXVII. 

GOD  be  merciful  unto  us,  and  bless  us, 

And  show  us  the  light  of  his  countenance,  and  be  merciful  unto  us  ; 

That  thy  way  may  be  known  upon  earth, 

Thy  saving  health  among  all  nations. 

Let  the  people  praise  thee,  0  God ; 

Yea,  let  all  the  people  praise  thee. 

O  let  the  nations  rejoice  and  be  glad ; 

For  thou  shalt  judge  the  folk  righteously,  and  govern  the  nations 

upon  earth. 
Let  the  people  praise  thee,  0  God ; 
Yea,  let  all  the  people  praise  thee. 
Then  shall  the  earth  bring  forth  her  increase ; 
And  God,  even  our  own  God,  shall  give  us  his  blessing. 
God  shall  bless  us; 
And  all  the  ends  of  the  world  shall  fear  him. 


20  THE  COMMUNION. 


THE    COMMUNION 


OF 


THE   LORD'S    SUPPER. 


The  Communion  of  the  Lord's  Supper  is  administered  at  such  times  as  the 
Minister  and  Elders,  in  their  discretion,  appoint. 

The  service  of  Preparation  for  the  Communion,  at  a  convenient  time  before,* 
follows  the  order  of  the  Evening  Service  of  the  Lord's  Day,  with  a  suitable 
Sermon ;  or  any  other  form  which  the  Minister  may  prefer. 


The  Salutation  and  Doxology. 


The  Congregation  standing,  the  Minister  begins  the  service  with  a  sentence 
of  Salutation  from  the  Scriptures. 
After  which  the  People  chant  with  the  Choir  the  Doxology : 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son, 

And  to  the  Holy  Ghost ; 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be, 

World  without  end.     Amen. 


The  Profession  of  Faith. 

All  still  standing,  the  People  then,  being  invited  by  the  Minister,  say  with 
him  the  Apostles?  Creed,  as  follows : 


THE   COMMUNION.  21 

I  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of  heaven  and 
earth. 

And  in  Jesus  Christ  his  only  Son,  our  Lord ;  who  was  con- 
ceived by  the  Holy  Ghost,  born  of  the  Yirgin  Mary,  suffered 
under  Pontius  Pilate,  was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried ;  he  de- 
scended into  hell;  the  third  day  he  rose  again  from  the  dead; 
he  ascended  into  heaven,  and  sitteth  on  the  right  hand  of  God 
the  Father  Almighty;  from  thence  he  shall  come  to  judge  the 
quick  and  the  dead. 

I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost ;  the  holy  catholic  church ;  the 
communion  of  saints;  the  forgiveness  of  sins;  the  resurrection 
of  the  body  ;  and  the  life  everlasting.     Amen. 

The  Invocation,  and  the  Lord's  Prayer. 

The  People  then  kneeling,  or  reverently  bowing,  the  Minister  offers  the 
Prayer  of  Invocation ;  the  Minister  himself  standing,  both  here  and  in  all 
other  prayers. 

After  the  Invocation  the  Lord's  Prayer  is  said  by  the  People  with  the 
Minister,  as  follows : 

Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  thy  name. 
Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in  earth,  as  it  is  in 
heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  And  forgive  us  our 
debts,  as  we  forgive  our  debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  tempta- 
tion, but  deliver  us  from  evil :  For  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and 
the  power,  and  the  glory,  forever.     Amen. 


The  Reading  of  the  Law. 


The  People  then  being  seated,  the  Minister  solemnly  reads  the  Ten  Com- 
mandments, with  the  Two  Commandments  wherein  they  are  summed  np  by 
our  Lord. 

And  the  following  Response  is  sung  by  the  Choir : 

The  Lord  our  God  be  with  us ; 

Let  him  not  leave  us,  nor  forsake  us ; 

That  he  may  incline  our  hearts  unto  him, 

To  walk  in  all  his  ways,  and  to  keep  his  commandments. 


22  THE  COMMUNION. 

The  Invitation,  and  the  Confession  of  Sin. 

After  this  the  Minister  reminds  the  People  of  their  sins  and  exhorts  them 
to  confession,  in  some  Scriptural  sentences  of  Invitation, 

Then,  the  Congregation  kneeling  or  humbly  bowing,  the  Minister  offers  the 
Prayer  of  Confession  and  Absolution. 

The  Receiving  of  New  Communicants. 

Here  takes  place,  according  to  the  Order  given  on  page  28,  the  solemn 
Receiving  to  the  Lord's  Supper  of  such  persons  as  may  have  been  admitted 
by  the  Session. 

The  Hymn. 

After  this  service,  or,  if  there  be  no  persons  to  be  received,  then  after  the 
Confession,  the  Congregation,  standing,  sing  with  the  Choir  the  Hymn  "  My 
God  accept  my  heart  this  day"  (the  274th  of  this  book),  or  some  like  selection 
from  the  Hymns  appointed  for  this  First  Part  of  the  service. 

The  Reading  of  the  Scriptures. 

Then  follows  the  reading  of  a  portion  of  the  Word  of  God  by  the  Minister, 
the  People  sitting  and  devoutly  attending. 

The  portion  of  Scripture  for  this  reading  is  selected  by  the  Minister  accord- 
ing to  his  discretion ;  except  that  the  Book  of  Psalms,  being  appointed  for 
another  part  of  the  service,  is  not  used  here. 

The  Anthem. 

Here  the  Elders  and  Deacons  take  their  places  near  the  Communion  Table. 
And  any  Clergymen,  or  Elders  and  Deacons  of  other  churches,  who  may  be 
present  in  the  congregation,  are  invited  to  take  places  with  them. 

Then  is  sung  by  the  Choir  the  Anthem  Gloria  in  excdsis,  as  follows : 

GLORY  be  to  God  on  high, 

And  on  earth  peace,  good  will  towards  men. 

We  praise  thee,  we  bless  thee,  we  worship  thee, 

We  glorify  thee,  we  give  thanks  to  thee  for  thy  great  glory, 

O  Lord  God,  heavenly  King, 

God  the  Father  Almighty. 

O  Lord,  the  only-begotten  Son,  Jesus  Christ ; 

0  Lord  God,  Lamb  of  God,  Son  of  the  Father, 


THE   COMMUNION.  23 

That  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world, 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Thou  that  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world, 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Thou  that  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world, 

Receive  our  prayer. 

Thou  that  sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father, 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

For  thou  only  art  holy  ; 

Thou  only  art  the  Lord. 

Thou  only,  0  Christ,  with  the  Holy  Ghost, 

Art  most  high  in  the  glory  of  God  the  Father. 


The  Readino  of  the  Psalter. 

Then  is  read,  by  the  Minister  and  the  People  responsively,  the  Forty-fifth 
Lesson  of  the  Psalter  (Ps.  lxxii.)  as  given  in  this  book ;  unless  the  Minister  for 
special  reason  prefer  another. 

The  Hymn. 

After  the  reading  of  the  Psalter  the  Congregation,  standing,  sing  with  the 
Choir  the  Hymn  "  JSvw  at  the  Lamb's  high  royal  feast"  (the  98th  of  this  book), 
or  some  like  selection  from  the  Hymns  appointed  for  this  Second  Part  of  the 
service. 

The  Collection. 

Here  is  taken  the  Collection  of  the  Alms  and  religious  Offerings  of  the 
People ;  the  Elders,  Deacons,  or  other  authorized  persons  receiving  the  gifts 
and  placing  them  upon  the  Communion  Table ;  while  the  Minister,  in 
suitable  words  of  Scripture,  reminds  the  People  of  the  duty  and  privilege  of 
thus  offering  of  their  substance  to  the  Lord,  as  a  proper  part  of  their  offering 
of  themselves  to  Him  in  the  holy  Communion. 

The  Exhortation. 

The  Minister  here  announces  what  persons,  if  any,  have  been  received  into 
this  church  by  letters  from  other  churches;  and  what  persons  have  been  now 
for  the  first  time  admitted  to  the  Communion ;  also  giving  any  other  notices 
which  may  be  required. 


24  THE  COMMUNION. 

And  all  members  of  other  churches,  who  may  be  present,  and  desire  to 
partake  of  the  Communion,  are  invited  so  to  do. 

Then  the  Minister  begins  the  administration  of  the  Communion  with  the 
proper  Exhortation ;  reminding  the  People  of  the  holy  nature  and  benefits  of 
the  ordinance,  warning  them  against  profaning  it  by  approaching  it  in 
ignorance  or  thoughtlessness,  or  in  the  indulgence  of  any  known  sin ;  and 
inviting  them  to  come  to  it  in  repentance,  and  in  faith  and  love  towards 
Christ,  or  with  an  unfeigned  desire  to  be  found  in  Christ  and  to  depart  from 
iniquity. — Larg.  Catech.,  Q.  172. 

The  Communion  Prayer. 

Then,  the  Congregation  kneeling  or  devoutly  bowing,  the  Minister  offers  the 
Prayers  of  Supplication,  general  and  special  Thanksgiving,  Adoration,  and 
Praise;  the  Prayer  of  Consecration,  with  the  Words  of  Institution ;  and  the 
Prayers  of  Self-Oblation  and  of  general  and  special  Intercession. 

The  Communion. 

The  People  now  being  seated,  the  Minister  proceeds  to  deliver  the  conse- 
crated Elements ;  first  the  Bread,  until  all  have  received  it,  and  afterwards  the 
Wine.  The  Minister  delivers  the  Communion  to  the  Elders  and  Deacons,  and 
they,  for  him,  then  deliver  it  to  all  the  Communicants.  The  Minister  himself 
receives  the  Communion  before  the  Elders  distribute  it  to  the  People. 

While  the  People  are  receiving,  or  after  all  have  communicated,  the 
Minister  solemnly  repeats  the  sentences  of  sacramental  instruction  and 
admonition  from  the  Scriptures,  as  appointed. 

The  Closing  Prater. 

The  Communion  being  ended,  the  People  kneeling  or  reverently  bowing, 
the  Minister  offers  the  Closing  Prayer. 

The  Anthem. 

Then  is  sung  by  the  Choir  the  Anthem  Te  Deum  laudamus,  as  follows : 

WE  praise  thee,  O  God ; 

We  acknowledge  thee  to  be  the  Lord. 

All  the  earth  doth  worship  thee, 

The  Father  everlasting. 

To  thee  all  angels  cry  aloud, 

The  heavens  and  all  the  powers  therein. 


THE   COMMUNION.  25 

To  the  Cherubim  and  Seraphim 

Continually  do  cry  : 

Holy,  Holy,  Holy,  Lord  God  of  Saboath ; 

Heaven  and  earth  are  full  of  the  majesty  of  thy  glory  ! 

The  glorious  company  of  the  apostles  praise  thee ; 

The  goodly  fellowship  of  the  prophets  praise  thee ; 

The  noble  army  of  martyrs  praise  thee  ; 

The  holy  church  throughout  all  the  world  dotb  acknowledge  thee, 

The  Father,  of  an  infinite  majesty ;  thine  adorable,  true,  and  only  Son ; 

Also  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Comforter ; 

Thou  art  the  King  of  Glory,  0  Christ ; 

Thou  art  the  everlasting  Son  of  the  Father. 

When  thou  tookest  upon  thee  to  deliver  man, 

Thou  didst  humble  thyself  to  be  born  of  a  Virgin. 

When  thou  hadst  overcome  the  sharpness  of  death, 

Thou  didst  open  the  kingdom  of  heaven  to  all  believers. 

Thou  sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God,  in  the  glory  of  the  Father. 

We  believe  that  thou  shalt  come  to  be  our  Judge. 

We  therefore  pray  thee,  help  thy  servants, 

Whom  thou  hast  redeemed  with  thy  precious  blood  ; 

Make  them  to  be  numbered  with  thy  saints 

In  glory  everlasting. 

O  Lord,  save  thy  people,  and  bless  thine  heritage ; 

Govern  them,  and  lift  them  up  forever. 

Day  by  day  we  magnify  thee ; 

And  we  worship  thy  name  ever,  world  without  end. 

Vouchsafe,  0  Lord,  to  keep  us  this  day  without  sin. 

O  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

0  Lord,  let  thy  mercy  be  upon  us, 

As  our  trust  is  in  thee. 

O  Lord,  in  thee  have  I  trusted ; 

Let  me  never  be  confounded. 


The  Benediction. 


Then,  the  People  rising  and  reverently  bowing  the  head,  the  Minister  pro- 
nounces upon  them  the  proper  Benediction. 


THE    END    OF    THE    COMMUNION    SERVICE. 


26  BAPTISM. 


THE    OEDER 


FOR   THE 


ADMINISTRATION  OF  BAPTISM. 


Baptism  is  always  administered  in  the  Church,  at  the  time  of  some  public 
service,  unless  necessity  require  otherwise. 

Parents  intending  to  bring  a  Child  to  be  baptized,  are  required  to  give 
notice  thereof  to  the  Minister  before  the  time  of  Public  Worship,  and  to  give 
him,  in  writing,  their  own  full  names,  a*nd  the  name  of  the  Child,  and  date  of 
its  birth. 

The  Child  to  be  baptized  is  presented  by  one  or  both  of  the  parents,  immedi- 
ately after  the  Prayer  of  Confession  in  either  the  Morning  or  the  Evening 
Service. 


The  Introductory  Sentence. 


While  the  Parents  are  coming  with  the  Child  to  the  Font,  the  following 
Sentence  is  sung  by  the  Choir : 

Suffer  the  little  children  to  come  unto  me,  and  forbid  them  not; 
For  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  God. 

The  Charge  to  the  Parents. 

The  Parents  then  standing,  with  the  Child,  before  the  Font,  the  Minister, 
standing  by  it,  gives  to  them  the  Charge  concerning  the  blessings  and  duties 
signified  by  holy  Baptism,  and  demands  of  them  a  promise  to  be  faithful 
thereto  in  behalf  of  their  Child. 

The  Prayer  before  Baptism. 

After  this,  the  Congregation  rising,  the  Minister  offers  the  Prayer  before  the 
Baptism. 


BAPTISM.  27 

The  Baptism. 

The  whole  Congregation  still  standing',  the  Minister,  taking  the  Child  (if  an 
infant)  on  his  arm,  or  leaving  it  in  the  arms  of  the  Parent,  performs  the 
Baptism. 

The  Prater  after  Baptism. 

Then,  all  still  standing,  the  Minister,  having  restored  the  Child  to  the  Parent, 
offers  the  Prayer  after  the  Baptism. 

The  Concluding  Sentence. 

Then,  while  the  Parents  with  the  Child  are  departing  from  the  Font,  the 
Congregation  sitting  down,  the  following  Sentence  is  sung  by  the  Choir  : 

Whosoever  shall  not  receive  the  kingdom  of  God  as  a  little  child, 
He  shall  not  enter  therein. 

After  which  the  regular  service  proceeds;  the  Hymn  following  being 
usually  a  Baptismal  Hymn  from  among  those  appointed  for  the  First  Part  of 
the  service. 


. 


28  THE  RECEIVING  OF  ADULT  PERSONS 


THE    FORM 


OF 


"RECEIVING   ADULT   PERSONS 


TO  THE 

COMMUNION. 


Children,  born  within  the  pale  of  the  visible  church,  and  dedicated  to  God 
in  baptism,  are  under  the  inspection  and  government  of  the  church ;  and  are 
to  be  taught  to  read,  and  repeat  the  Catechism,  the  Apostles'  Creed,  and  the 
Lord's  Prayer.  They  are  to  be  taught  to  pray,  to  abhor  sin,  to  fear  God,  and 
to  obey  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  And,  when  they  come  to  years  of  discretion, 
if  they  be  free  from  scandal,  appear  sober  and  steady,  and  have  sufficient 
knowledge  to  discern  the  Lord's  body,  they  ought  to  be  informed  it  is  their 
duty  and  their  privilege  to  come  to  the  Lord's  Supper. 

The  years  of  discretion  in  young  Christians  cannot  be  precisely  fixed.  This 
must  be  left  to  the  prudence  of  the  Eldership.  The  officers  of  the  church  are 
the  judges  of  the  qualifications  of  those  to  be  admitted  to  sealing  ordinances; 
and  of  the  time  when  it  is  proper  to  admit  young  Christians  to  them. — 
Directory  for  Worship,  C7i.  IX. 

When  such  young  persons,  or  adult  persons  who  have  been  so  baptized  and 
instructed,  are  judged  fit,  by  the  proper  Officers,  to  come  to  the  holy  Commu- 
nion, they  are  solemnly  received  to  the  Communion  in  the  following  public 
form,  unless  necessity  forbid. 

Persons  who  have  been  born  within  the  pale  of  the  church,  and  instructed 
in  Christian  knowledge  and  duty,  but  for  any  cause  have  not  been  baptized, 
are  also,  upon  giving  satisfaction  to  the  Elders  in  regard  to  their  Christian 
desires  and  purposes,  publicly  received  in  the  following  form,  being  at  the 
same  time  baptized  in  the  manner  shown  therein. 


TO  THE   COMMUNION.  29 

The  persons  to  be  thus  received  to  the  Communion  present  themselves 
before  the  Minister  in  the  Communion  Service,  immediately  after  the  Prayer 
of  Confession. 


The  Charge  to  the  Candidates. 

The  Minister,  standing  by  the  Communion  Table,  or  by  the  Font,  as  the 
case  may  require,  first  gives  to  the  Candidates  the  Charge ;  demanding  of  such 
as  have  been  baptized,  that  they  believe  and  do  all  things  -which  their  parents 
then  undertook  for  them;  and  of  such  as  are  to  be  baptized,  that  they  be 
mindful  of  the  blessings  and  duties  signified  by  holy  Baptism,  and  endeavor  to 
walk  in  conformity  thereto. 

The  Prayer  before  Benediction. 

After  this,  the  Congregation  rising,  the  Minister  offers  the  Prayer  before  the 
Benediction ;  and,  if  any  of  the  Candidates  are  to  be  baptized,  the  proper 
Prayer  before  the  Baptism. 

The  Benediction. 

The  whole  Congregation  still  standing,  the  Minister  now  performs  the 
Baptism  of  those  who  have  not  been  baptized;  each  Candidate  devoutly 
kneeling. 

Upon  each  of  these  Persons,  after  baptizing  him,  the  Minister  solemnly  pro- 
nounces the  proper  apostolic  Benediction  ;  the  Person  still  kneeling. 

Then  upon  each  of  the  other  Candidates  he  pronounces  the  same  Benedic- 
tion ;  each  drawing  near  in  his  order,  and  reverently  bowing  to  receive  it. 

The  Charge  to  the  Congregation. 

Then  the  Minister  gives  to  the  Congregation,  still  standing,  the  Charge  con- 
cerning their  duty  towards  those  who  thus  strive  to  walk  in  all  faithfulness 
among  them. 

The  Prayer  after  Benediction. 

All  still  standing,  the  Minister  here  offers^firct,  if  oooarion-goquir-o,  the 
«P jaycfrqftiar  tha  Bsipbirm*,  oatl  then  the  Prayer  after  the  Benediction. 

After  which,  the  new  Communicants  withdrawing,  and  the  People  sitting 
down,  the  service  proceeds  according  to  the  Order  for  the  Communion. 


30  THE   SOLEMNIZATION   OF  MARRIAGE. 


THE   ORDER 


FOR    THE 


SOLEMNIZING  OF  MARRIAGE. 


At  the  time  appointed,  the  persons  to  be  married  come  into  the  Church  and 
stand  before  the  Minister  at  the  Communion  Table  (or,  if  the  Marriage  be  in  a 
private  house,  the  persons  take  any  convenient  place),  the  Man  on  the  Right 
Hand,  and  the  Woman  on  the  Left ;  witnesses  also  being  present. 


The  Charge  to  the  Whole  Company. 

The  Minister  first  gives  to  all  present  the  proper  Charge ;  reminding  them  of 
the  solemn  warrant  and  the  holy  nature  and  duties  of  the  estate  of  Marriage, 
and  demanding  of  the  Witnesses  that,  if  they  know  any  impediment  to  the 
proposed  Marriage,  they  declare  it  now. 

The  Charge  to  the  Persons  to  be  Married. 

The  Minister,  then,  in  like  manner,  solemnly  charges  the  Man  and  the 
Woman  who  are  come  to  be  married,  that  if  they  know  any  reason  why  they 
may  not  be  lawfully  married,  they  confess  it  now. 

The  Covenant. 

If  no  impediment  appear,  the  Minister  now  requires  the  Persons  that  are  to 
be  married  to  join  their  Right  Hands,  and  then  says  to  the  Man : 

Do  you  (here  the  Minister  calls  the  Man  by  hia^hU^name)  take  this  Woman  to 

be  your  lawful  and  wedded  Wife  ?  and  do  you  promise  and  covenant 
that  you  will  be  unto  her  a  loving  and  faithful  Husband,  until  you  shall 
be  separated  by  death  ? 


THE   SOLEMNIZATION  OF  MARRIAGE.  31 

Ans.     I  do. 
Then  the  Minister  says  likewise  to  the  "Woman :  ,    , 

Do    VOU  (here  the  Minuter  calls  the  Woman  ly  herfttU  name)  take   this  Man  to 

be  your  lawful  and  wedded  Husband  ?  and  do  you  promise  and  covenant 
that  you  will  be  unto  him  a  loving,  faithful,  and  obedient  Wife,  until 
you  shall  be  separated  by  death  ? 

Ans.     I  do. 

The  Pledge. 

The  Minister  then  asks  of  the  Man : 

What  pledge  do  you  give  to  keep  this  holy  vow  ? 

Then  the  Man  gives  to  the  Woman  a  Ring,  which  the  Minister  then  takes, 
and  gives  again  to  the  Man,  requiring  him  to  put  it  upon  the  Finger  of  the 
Woman,  and  hold  it  there  while  he  says  with  the  Minister : 

With  this  King  I  thee  wed,  and  with  all  my  worldly  goods  I 
thee  endow,  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of 
the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

The  Declaration  of  Marriage. 

The  Man  then  leaves  the  Ring  on  the  Finger  of  the  Woman,  and  the 
Minister,  joining  their  Right  Hands,  und  laying  his  own  Right  Hand  upon 
theirs,  solemnly  pronounces  the  Declaration  of  the  Marriage. 

The  Prayer. 

Then,  the  whole  Company  kneeling  or  reverently  bowing,  and  (if  the 
Marriage  be  in  the  Church)  the  newly  married  Persons  and  their  Attendants 
always  kneeling,  the  Minister  offers  the  proper  Prayer. 

After  which  all  present  say  with  the  Minister  the  Lord's  Prayer,  as  follows : 

Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  thy  name. 
Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in  earth,  as  it  is  in 
heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  And  forgive  us  our 
debts,  as  we  forgive  our  debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  tempta- 
tion, but  deliver  us  from  evil :  for  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the 
power,  and  the  glory,  forever.     Amen. 

The  Benediction. 

All  still  kneeling  or  bowing,  the  Minister  pronounces  the  Benediction  upon 
the  newly  married  Persons. 


THE  BURIAL  OF  THE  DEAD. 


THE    ORDER 


FOR    THE 


BURIAL    OF   THE   DEAD 


If  the  service  be  at  the  house,  it  is  conducted  by  the  Minister  according  to  his 
discretion. 

If  the  corpse  be  taken  into  the  Church,  the  Minister  first  performs  a  brief 
service  at  the  house,  at  his  discretion.  The  proper  order  of  the  service  in  the 
Church  is  then  as  follows : 


The  Introductory  Sentences. 


When  the  Corpse  is  brought  into  the  Church,  the  persons  already  assembled 
rise,  and  the  Minister,  either  meeting  the  Corpse  at  the  entrance  and  going 
slowly  before  it,  or  standing  at  the  Communion  Table,  pronounces  the  Intro- 
ductory Sentences  from  holy  Scripture,  as  appointed. 

The  Anthem. 

Then  is  sung  by  the  Choir,  or  read  by  the  Minister  and  People  responsively, 
the  Ninetieth  Psalm,  as  follows : 

LORD,  thou  hast  been  our  dwelling-place 
In  all  generations. 
j  Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth, 
1  Or  ever  thou  hadst  formed  the  earth  and  the  world, 

Even  from  everlasting  to  everlasting,  thou  art  God. 
Thou  turn  est  man  to  destruction ; 

And  sayest,  Return,  ye  children  of  men. 


i 


THE  BURIAL  OF  THE  DEAD.  33 

j  For  a  thousand  years  in  thy  sight 
t  Are  but  as  yesterday  when  it  is  past, 
•     ■       And  as  a  watch  in  the  night. 

Thou  earnest  them  away  as  with  a  flood;  they  are  as  a  sleep ; 

In  the  morning  they  are  like  grass  which  groweth  up; 
In  the  morning  it  flourisheth,  and  groweth  up ; 

In  the  evening  it  is  cut  down,  and  withereth. 
For  we  are  consumed  by  thine  anger, 

And  by  thy  wrath  are  we  troubled. 
Thou  hast  set  our  iniquities  before  thee, 

Our  secret  sins  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 
For  all  our  days  are  passed  away  in  thy  wrath  : 

We  spend  our  years  as  a  tale  that  is  told. 
The  days  of  our  years  are  threescore  years  and  ten ; 

And  if  by  reason  of  strength  they  be  fourscore  years, 
Yet  is  their  strength  labor  and  sorrow  ; 

For  it  is  soon  cut  of,  and  we  fly  away. 
Who  knoweth  the  power  of  thine  anger  ? 

Even  according  to  thy  fear,  so  is  thy  wraik. 
So  teach  us  to  number  our  days, 

That  we  may  apply  our  hearts  unto  wisdom. 
Return,  0  Lord,  how  long  \ 

And  let  it  repent  thee  concerning  thy  servants. 
O  satisfy  us  early  with  thy  mercy; 

That  we  may  rejoice  and  be  glad  all  oar  days. 
Make  us  glad  according  to  the  days  wherein  thou  hast  afflicted  us, 

And  the  years  wherein  we  have  seen  evil. 
Let  thy  work  appear  unto  thy  servants, 

And  thy  glory  unto  their  children. 
j  And  let  the  beauty  of  the  Lord  our  God  be  upon  us  : 
i And  establish  thou  the  work  of  our  hands  upon  us ; 

Yea,  the  work  of  our  hands  establish  thou  it. 

The  Hymn-. 

Then,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Minister,  a  Hymn  is  sung  by  the  Choir  and  the 
Congregation  standing. 

The  Reading  of  the  Scriptures. 

Here  the  Minister  reads  one  or  more  of  the  following  or  like  portions  of 
3 


34  THE  BURIAL  OF  THE  DEAD. 

the  Word  of  God,  the  People  sitting:    John,  v.,  21-29;  John,  xi.,  21-27; 
Revelation,  xxi.,  1-4 ;  II.  Samuel,  xii.,  16-23. 
This  is  always  followed  by  the  reading  of  J.  Corlnthl.\ns,  xv.,  20-1*^^-58. 

The  Prayer  before  Burial. 

Then,  the  People  kneeling  or  reverently  bowing,  the  Minister  offers  the 
Prayer  before  the  Burial. 

The  Exhortation. 
After  this  the  Minister  delivers  an  Exhortation  or  Discourse,  at  his  discre- 
tion. 

The  Benediction. 

The  Discourse  being  ended,  the  Minister  pronounces  a  Scriptural  Doxology, 
the  Congregation  rising ;  and  then,  the  apostolic  Benediction. 


The  Burial  Sentences. 

When  the  Procession  is  come  to  the  Graveyard,  the  Minister,  either  while 
going  before  the  Corpse  towards  the  Grave,  or  standing  at  the  Grave  after  the 
coffin  has  been  let  down,  says  the  proper  Burial  Sentences  from  holy  Scrip- 
ture. 

The  Burial. 

When  the  earth  is  about  to  be  cast  upon  the  coffin,  or  while  a  portion  is 
cast  upon  it,  the  Minister  says : 

Since  it  hath  pleased  Almighty  God,  in  his  wise  providence,  to 
take  to  himself  the  spirit  of  this  our  brother,  we  commit  his  body 
to  the  earth  as  it  was;  earth  to  earth,  ashes  to  ashes,  dust  to  dust; 
looking  for  the  resurrection  of  the  dead,  and  the  life  of  the  world 
to  come,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

The  Prater  after  Burial,  and  the  Lord's  Prayer. 

Then  the  Minister  offers  the  Prayer  after  the  BuriaL 

After  which  the  People  say  with  him  the  Lord's  Prayer,  as  follows : 

Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  thy  name. 
Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in  earth,  as  it  is  in 
heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily -bread.  And  forgive  us  our 
debts,  as  we  forgive  our  debtors.  And  lead  us  not  into  tempta- 
tion, but  deliver  us  from  evil :  For  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the 
power,  and  the  glory,  forever.     Amen. 

The  Benediction. 
The  Minister  then  pronounces  upon  the  People  the  apostolic  Benediction. 


ORDINATION  OF  ELDERS  AND  DEACONS.         35 


THE    OFFICE 


FOR   THE 


OKDINATION  AND  INSTALMENT 


OF 


ELDERS  AND    DEACONS. 


At  any  regular  Morning  or  Evening  Service  of  the  Lord's  Day,  or  at  a 
special  service,  as  may  be  appointed,' the  Elders  or  Deacons  elect  present 
themselves  before  the  Minister  immediately  after  tlie  General  Prayer. 

If  there  be  both  Elders  and  Deacons  elect,  they  present  themselves  together, 
and  are  ordained  and  installed  with  one  service.  And  if  any  candidate  have 
been  already  ordained,  and  require  to  be  only  installed,  the  Minister  omits, 
with  reference  to  him,  those  parts  of  the  ensuing  Office  which  belong  only  to 
jOrdination.  "When  there  is  only  Instalment  of  Candidates  who  have  been 
previously  ordained  to  the  same  offices  respectively,  the  Charge  to  the  Candi- 
dates and  the  Charge  to  the  Congregation,  in  the  following  Order,  are  used  at 
the  discretion  of  the  Minister. 


The  Introductory  Words  to  the  Congregation. 

After  the  Candidates  have  presented  themselves,  the  Minister  first  declares 
to  the  Congregation,  in  the  appointed  Introductory  "Words,  the  occasion  and 
object  of  this  service. 

,    The  Charge  to  the  Candidates. 

The  Minister  then  gives  to  the  Candidates  the  Charge  concerning  the 
warrant,  the  nature,  and  the  duties  of  the  holy  Offices  to  which  they  are 
called. 


36  THE   ORDINATION"  AND   INSTALMENT 

The  Charge  to  the  Congregation. 

Then  the  Minister  gives  to  the  People  the  Charge  concerning  their  duties 
towards  the  Persons  about  to  be  inducted  into  office  among  them. 

The  Covenant  on  the  Part  of  the  Candidates. 

The  Minister  now  first  proposes  to  the  Elders  and  Deacons  who  are  to  be 
ordained,  the  following  Questions,  as  appointed  in  the  Form  of  Government, 
ch.  XIII. ;  to  each  of  which  the  Candidates  make  the  response  together,  but 
audibly  and  distinctly : 

Do  you  believe  the  Scriptures  of  the  Old  and  New  Testaments  to  be 
the  Word  of  God,  the  only  infallible  rule  of  faith  and  practice  ? 

Ans.     I  do. 

Do  you  sincerely  receive  and  adopt  the  Confession  of  Faith  of  this 
Church,  as  containing  the  system  of  doctrine  taught  in  the  Holy 
Scriptures  ? 

Ans.     I  do. 

Do  you  approve  of  the  government  and  discipline  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  these  United  States  ? 

Ans.    I  do. 

Do  you  promise  to  study  the  peace,  unity,  and  purity  of  the  Church  ? 

Ans.     I  do. 

Then  to  the  Elders  who  are  to  be  installed,  the  Minister  says : 

Do  you,  who  have  been  called  to  the  Eldership,  accept  the  Office  of 

Ruling  Elder  in  this  Congregation,  and  promise  faithfully  to  perform  all 

the  duties  thereof? 
Ans.     I  do. 
And  afterwards  to  the  Deacons  who  are  to  be  installed : 

Do  you,  who  have  been  called  to  the  Office  of  Deacon,  accept  this 
Office  in  this  Congregation,  and  promise  faithfully  to  perform  all  the 
duties  thereof? 

Ans.     I  do. 

The  Covenant  on  the  Part  of  the  Congregation. 
In  like  manner  the  Minister  then  proposes  to  the  Congregation  the  following 
Question ;  requesting  them  to  signify  their  assent  to  it  by  raising  their  Right 
Hands : 


OF  ELDERS  AND  DEACONS.  37 

Do  yon,  the  Members  of  this  Church,  acknowledge  and  receive  these 
Brethren  as  Ruling  Elders  and  Deacons ;  and  do  you  promise  to  yield 
them  all  that  honor,  encouragement,  and  obedience,  in  the  Lord,  to 
which  their  Office,  according  to  the  Word  of  God  and  the  Constitution 
of  this  Church,  entitles  them  ? 

The  Prayer. 

Then  follows  the  proper  Prayer ;  the  People  rising,  and  continuing  to  stand 
through  the  remainder  of  this  service. 

The  Ordination. 

The  Candidates  to  be  ordained  then  draw  near  and  devoutly  kneel ;  and 
the  Minister,  laying  his  Right  Hand  upon  the  Head  of  each,  solemnly  pro- 
nounces his  Ordination. 

The  Instalment. 

The  Persons  ordained  now  rising,  the  Minister,  addressing  all  the  elect 
Officers  together,  solemnly  declares  their  Instalment. 

After  which  he  pronounces  upon  the  newly  installed  Persons  the  proper 
Benediction. 

Then,  the  newly  installed  Officers  withdrawing,  and  the  People  sitting 
down,  the  service  proceeds  according  to  the  regular  Order. 


Cju   fUalhr; 


or, 


Jtrr<mge&  as  it  is  Mti  in 


KOTE. 


The  lines  yrliicli  are  set  inward  from  the  margin,  and  printed  chiefly  in 
Italics,  are  read  by  the  People. 

The  words  which  have  been  supplied  by  the  Translators,  are  here,  in  the 
Roman  lines,  printed  as  usual  in  Italics ;  and  in  the  Italic  lines  they  are 
printed  in  Roman.  It  therefore  sometimes  happens  that  the  line  read  by  the 
People  begins  with  words  in  the  Roman  character;  but  it  is  still  readily  dis- 
tinguished by  its  position. 

The  Superscriptions  of  the  Psalms,  and  the  Subscription  of  the  LXXIInd 
Psalm,  which  are  in  small  type,  as  also  the  technical  terms  SelcJi,  &c,  which 
are  in  parentheses,  are  not  used  in  the  reading. 

The  devout  reading  of  the  Book  of  Psalms  as  here  arranged,  is  an  excellent 
part  of  Family  "Worship,  in  addition  to  the  reading  of  the  other  Scriptures  for 
instruction ;  the  head  of  the  family  and  the  members  of  it  reading  the  alternate 
portions.  Thus,  in  the  Psalter  and  the  Hymns,  this  book  furnishes  a  convenient 
and  profitable  manual  for  Family  and  Private  Devotion. 


THE     PSALTER.  41 


THE    PSALTER. 


LESSON  1 

Psalm  i. 


BLESSED  is  the  roan  tbat  walketh  not  in  the  counsel  of  the  ungodly, 
j  Nor  standeth  in  the  way  of  sinners, 
{  Nor  sitteth  in  the  seat  of  the  scornful. 

2  But  his  delight  is  in  the  kw  of  the  Lord  ; 

And  in  his  law  doth  he  meditate  day  and  night. 

3  And  he  shall  be  like  a  tree  planted  by  the  rivers  of  water, 

That  bringeth  forth  his  fruit  in  his  season  ; 
His  leaf  also  shall  not  wither ; 

And  ivhatsoever  he  doeth  shall  prosper. 

4  The  ungodly  are  not  so  : 

But  are  like  the  chaff  ivhich  the  wind  driveth  away. 

5  Therefore  the  ungodly  shall  not  stand  in  the  judgment, 

Nor  sinners  in  the  congregation  of  the  righteous. 

6  For  the  Lord  knoweth  the  way  of  the  righteous : 

But  the  ivay  of  the  ungodly  shall  perish. 

Psalm  n. 

WHY  do  the  heathen  rage, 
And  the  people  imagine  a  vain  thing? 

2  The  kings  of  the  earth  set  themselves,     * 

{And  the  rulers  take  counsel  together, 
Against  the  LORD  and  against  his  anointed,  saying, 

3  Let  us  break  their  bands  asunder, 

And  cast  away  their  cords  from  us, 


42  THE    PSALTER. 

4  He  that  sitteth  in  the  heavens  shall  laugh : 

The  Lord  shall  have  them  in  derision. 

5  Then  shall  he  speak  unto  them  in  his  wrath, 

And  vex  them  in  his  sore  displeasure. 

6  Yet  have  I  set  my  king 

Upon  my  holy  hill  of  Zion. 

7  I  will  declare  the  decree : 

j  The  LORD  hath  sa;d  unto  me,  Thou  art  my  Son  ; 
{  This  day  have  I  begotten  thee. 

8  Ask  of  me,  and  I  shall  give  thee  the  heathen  for  thine  inheritance, 

And  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth  for  thy  possession. 

9  Thou  shalt  break  them  with  a  rod  of  iron  ; 

Thou  shalt  dash  them  in  pieces  like  a  potter's  vessel. 

10  Be  wise  now  therefore,  0  ye  kings  : 

Be  instructed,  ye  judges  of  the  earth. 

11  Serve  the  Lord  with  fear, 

And  rejoice  with  trembling. 

12  (Kiss  the  Son,  lest  he  be  angry,  and  ye  perish  from  the  way, 
( When  his  wrath  is  kindled  but  a  little. 

Blessed  are  all  they  that  put  their  trust  in  him. 


Psalm  m. 

A  Psalm  of  David,  when  he  fled  from  Absalom  his  son. 

LORD,  how  are  they  increased  that  trouble  me ! 
Many  are  they  that  rise  up  against  me, 

2  Many  there  be  which  say  of  my  soul, 

There  is  no  help)  for  him  in  God.     (Selah.) 

3  But  thou,  O  Lord,  art  a  shield  for  me  ; 

My  glory,  and  the  lifter  up  of  mine  head. 
3  I  cried  unto  the  Lord  with  my  voice, 

And  he  heard  me  out  of  his  holy  hill.     (Selah.) 

5  I  laid  me  down  and  slept ; 

I  awaked  ;  for  the  LORD  sustained  me, 

6  I  will  not  be  afraid  of  ten  thousands  of  people, 

That  have  set  themselves  against  me  round  about. 
*7  Arise,  0  Lord  ;  save  me,  0  my  God  : 

iFor  thou  hast  smitten  all  mine  enemies  upon  the  cheek  bone  ; 
Thou  hast  broken  the  teeth  of  the  ungodly. 


. 


LESSON    2.  43 

8  Salvation  belongeth  unto  the  Lord  : 

Thy  blessing  is  upon  thy  people.     (Selah.) 

LESSON  2. 

Psalm  iv. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

HEAR  me  when  I  call,  0  God  of  my  righteousness  : 
j  Thou  hast  enlarged  me  when  I  was  in  distress  ; 
\  Have  mercy  upon  me,  and  hear  my  prayer. 

2  0  ye  sons  of  men,  how  long  will  ye  turn  my  glory  into  shame  ? 

How  long  will  ye  love  vanity,  and  seek  after  leasing  ?     (Selah.) 

3  But  know  that  the  Lord  hath  set  apart  him  that  is  godly  for  himself : 

The  LORD  tvill  hear  when  I  call  unto  him. 

4  Stand  in  awe,  and  sin  not : 

Commune  with  your  own  heart  upon  your  bed,  and  be  still.  (Selah) 

5  Offer  the  sacrifices  of  righteousness, 

And  put  your  trust  in  the  L  ORD. 

6  There  be  many  that  say,  Who  will  shew  us  any  good  ? 

LORD,  lift  thou  up  the  light  of  thy  countenance  upon  us. 
*7  Thou  hast  put  gladness  in  my  heart, 

More  than  in  the  time  that  their  com  and  their  wine  increased. 
8  I  will  both  lay  me  down  in  peace,  and  sleep  : 

For  thou,  LORD,  only  makest  me  dwell  in  safety. 

Psalm  v. 
To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Nehiloth,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

GIVE  ear  to  my  words,  0  Lord  ; 
Consider  my  meditation. 

2  Hearken  unto  the  voice  of  my  cry,  my  King,  and  my  God  : 

For  unto  thee  will  I  pray. 

3  My  voice  shalt  thou  hear  in  the  morning,  O  Lord  ; 

In  the  morning  ivill  I  direct  my  prayer  unto  thee,  and  will  look  up. 

4  For  thou  art  not  a  God  that  hath  pleasure  in  wickedness : 

Neither  shall  evil  dwell  with  thee. 

5  The  foolish  shall  not  stand  in  thy  sight : 

Thou  hat  est  all  icorkers  of  iniquity. 

6  Thou  shalt  destroy  them  that  speak  leasing  : 

The  LORD  will  abhor  the  bloody  and  deceitful  man. 


41  THEPSALTEE. 

1  But  as  for  me,  I  will  come  into  thy  house  in  the  multitude  of  thy 

mercy : 
And  in  thy  fear  will  Iivorship  toward  thy  holy  temple. 

8  Lead  me,  O  Lord,  in  thy  righteousness  because  of  mine  enemies ; 

Make  thy  way  straight  before  my  face. 

9  For  there  is  no  faithfulness  in  their  mouth  ;  their  inward  r  art  is  very 

wickedness. 
Their  throat  is  an  open  sepulchre  ;  they  flatter  with  their  tongue. 

10  Destroy  thou  them,  O  God ;  let  them  fall  by  their  own  counsels; 

Cast  them  out  in  the  multitude  of  their  transgressions ;  for  they 
have  rebelled  against  thee. 

11  But  let  all  those  that  put  their  trust  in  thee  rejoice  :  let  them  ever 

shout  for  joy, 
Because  thou  defcndest  them :    let  them  also  that  love  thy  name  be 
joyful  in  thee. 

12  For  thou,  Lord,  wilt  bless  the  righteous; 

With  favour  wilt  thou  compass  him  as  with  a  shield. 

LESSON    3. 

Psalm  vi. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth  upon  Sheminith,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

0LORD,  rebuke  me  not  in  thine  anger, 
Neither  chasten  me  in  thy  hot  displeasure. 

2  Have  mercy  upon  me,  0  Lord  ;    for  I  am  weak : 

0  LORD,  heal  me  ;  for  my  bones  are  vexed. 

3  My  soul  is  also  sore  vexed  : 

But  thou,  0  LORD,  how  long? 

4  Return,  O  Lord,  deliver  my  soul  : 

Oh  save  me  for  thy  mercies'  sake. 

5  For  in  death  there  is  no  remembrance  of  thee  : 

In  the  grave  who  shall  give  thee  thanks  ? 
q[I  am  weary  with  my  groaning; 
(  All  the  night  make  I  my  bed  to  swim ; 
/  water  my  couch  with  my  tears. 

7  Mine  eye  is  consumed  because  of  grief ; 

It  waxeth  old  because  of  all  mine  enemies. 

8  Depart  from  me,  all  ye  workers  of  iniquity  ; 

For  the  LORD  hath  heard  the  voics  of  my  weeping. 


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LESSON     3.  45 

9  The  Lord  hath  heard  my  supplication ; 

The  L  ORD  will  receive  my  prayer. 
10  Let  all  mine  enemies  be  ashamed  and  sore  vexed: 
Let  them  return  and  be  ashamed  suddenly. 

Psalm  vn. 

Shiggaion  of  David,  which  he  sang  unto  Lord,  concerning  the  words  of  Cush  the  Benjamite. 

0LORD  my  God,  in  thee  do  I  put  my  trust : 
Save  me  from  all  them  that  persecute  me,  and  deliver  me  : 

2  Lest  he  tear  my  soul  like  a  lion, 

Rending  it  in  pieces,  while  there  is  none  to  deliver, 

3  0  Lord,  my  God,  if  I  have  done  this ; 

If  there  be  inquity  in  my  hands  ; 

4  If  I  have  rewarded  evil  unto  him  that  was  at  peace  with  me  ; 

(Yea,  I  have  delivered  him  that  without  cause  is  mine  enemy;) 

5  j  Let  the  enemy  persecute  my  soul,  and  take  it ; 

'  Yea,  let  him  tread  down  my  life  upon  the  earth, 
And  lay  mine  honour  in  the  dust.     (Selth.) 

6  j  Arise,  0  Lord,  in  thine  anger, 

( Lift  up  thyself  because  of  the  rage  of  mine  enemies : 

And  awake  for  me  to  the  judgment  that  thou  hast  commanded. 

7  So  shall  the  congregation  of  the  people  compass  thee  about : 

For  their  sakes  therefore  return  thou  on  high. 

8  The  Lord  shall  judge  the  people  : 

Judge  me,  0  LORD,  according  to  my  righteousness,  and  according 
to  mine  integrity  that  is  in  me. 

9  Oh  let  the  wickedness  of  the  wicked  come  to  an  end ;  but  establish 

the  just: 
For  the  righteous  God  trieth  the  hearts  and  reins. 

10  My  defence  is  of  God, 

Which  saveth  the  upright  in  heart. 

11  God  judgeth  the  righteous, 

And  God  is  angry  with  the  wicked  every  day. 

12  If  he  turn  not,  he  will  whet  his  sword  ; 

He  hath  bent  his  bow,  and  made  it  ready. 

13  He  hath  also  prepared  for  him  the  instruments  of  death  ; 

He  ordaineth  his  arrows  against  the  persecutors. 

14  Behold,  he  travaileth  with  iniquity, 

And  hath  conceived  mischief,  and  brought  forth  falsehood. 


46  THE     PSALTEE. 

15  He  made  a  pit,  and  digged  it, 

And  is  fallen  into  the  ditch  which  he  made. 

16  His  mischief  shall  return  upon  his  own  head, 

And  his  violent  dealing  shall  come  dcwn  upon  his  own  pate. 

17  I  will  praise  the  Lord  according  to  his  righteousness  : 

And  will  sing  praise  to  the  name  of  the  Lord  most  high. 


LESSON   4. 

Psalm  vm. 
To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Gittith,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

j  A  LORD  our  Lord, 

(  V/  [Tow  excellent  is  thy  name  in  all  the  earth  ! 
Who  hast  set  thy  glory  above  the  heavens. 

2  j  Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  hast  thou  ordained  strength 
i  Because  of  thine  enemies, 

That  thou  mightest  still  the  enemy  and  the  avenger. 

3  When  I  consider  thy  heavens,  the  work  of  thy  fingers, 

The  moon  and  the  stars,  which  thou  hast  ordained  ; 

4  What  is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful  of  him  ? 

And  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visiteth  him? 

5  For  thou  hast  made  him  a  little  lower  than  the  angels, 

And  hast  crowned  him  with  glory  and  honour. 

6  Thou  madest  him  to  have  dominion  over  the  work  of  thy  hands ; 

Thou  hast  put  all  things  under  his  feet : 

7  All  sheep  and  oxen, 

Yea,  and  the  beasts  of  the  field  ; 

8  The  fowl  of  the  air,  and  the  fish  of  the  sea, 

And  whatsoever  imsseth  through  the  paths  of  the  seas. 

9  O  Lord  our  Lord, 

How  excellent  is  thy  name  ew8  all  the  earth  ! 

Psalm  rx. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Muth-labben,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

I  WILL  praise  thee,  0  Lord,  with  my  whole  heart ; 
I  will  shew  forth  all  thy  marvellous  works. 
2  I  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thee  : 

/  will  sing  praise  to  thy  name,  0  thou  Most  High. 


L  E  S  S  0  N    4 .  47 

3  When  mine  enemies  are  turned  back, 

They  shall  fall  and  perish  at  thy  presence. 

4  For  thou  hast  maintained  my  right  and  my  cause  ; 

Thou  safest  in  the  throne  judging  right. 

5  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  heathen,  thou  hast  destroyed  the  "wicked, 

Thou  hast  put  out  their  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

6  0  thou  enemy,  destructions  are  come  to  a  perpetual  end : 

And  thou  hast  destroyed  cities;  their  memorial  is  perished  with  them. 
1  But  the  Lord  shall  endure  for  ever : 

He  hath  prepared  his  throne  for  judgment. 

8  And  he  shall  judge  the  world  in  righteousness, 

He  shall  minister  judgment  to  the  people  in  uprightness. 

9  The  Lord  also  will  be  a  refuge  for  the  oppressed, 

A  refuge  in  times  of  trouble. 

10  And  they  that  know  thy  name  will  put  their  trust  in  thee  : 

For  thou,  LORD,  hast  not  forsaken  them  that  seek  thee. 

11  Sing  praises  to  the  Lord,  which  dwelleth  in  Zion : 

Declare  among  the  people  his  doings. 

12  When  he  maketh  inquisition  for  blood,  he  remembereth  them  : 

He  forgetteth  not  the  cry  of  the  humble. 

13  Have  mercy  upon  me,  O  Lord;  consider  my  trouble  which  I  suffer 

of  them  that  hate  me, 
Thou  that  liftest  me  up  fiom  the  gates  of  death :  [Zion  : 

14  That  I  may  shew  forth  all  thy  praise  in  the  gates  of  the  daughter  of 

I  will  rejoice  in  thy  salvation. 

15  The  heathen  are  sunk  down  in  the  pit  that  they  made  : 

In  the  net  which  they  hid  is  their  own  foot  taken. 

16  The  Lord  is  known  by  the  judgment  which  he  executeth  : 

The  wicked  is  snared  in  the  work  of  his  own  hands.     (Higgaion. 
IV  The  wicked  shall  be  turned  into  hell,  Selah.) 

And  all  the  nations  that  forget  God. 
1*7  For  the  needy  shall  not  always  be  forgotten  : 

The  expectation  of  the  poor  shall  not  perish  for  ever. 

19  Arise,  0  Lord  ;  let  not  man  prevail : 

Let  the  heathen  be  judged  in  thy  sight. 

20  Put  them  in  fear,  0  Lord  : 

That  the  nations  may  know  themselves  to  be  but  men.     (Selah.^ 


48  THE     PSALTEE. 

LESSON    5. 

Psalm  x. 

WHY  stand  est  thou  afar  off,  0  Lord  ? 
Why  kidest  thou  thyself  in  times  of  trouble  ? 

2  The  wicked  in  his  pride  doth  persecute  the  poor : 

Let  them  be  taken  in  the  devices  that  they  have  imagined. 

3  For  the  wicked  boasteth  of  his  heart's  desire, 

And  blesseth  the  covetous,  whom  the  LORD  abhorreth.  [God : 

4  The  wicked,  through  the  pride  of  his  countenance,  will  not  seek  after 

God  is  not  in  all  his  thoughts. 
ojHis  ways  are  always  grievous; 
I  Thy  judgments  are  far  above  out  of  his  sight. 

As  for  all  his  enemies,  he  puffeth  at  them. 
6  He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  I  shall  not  be  moved : 

For  I  shall  never  be  in  adversity. 
V  His  mouth  is  full  of  cursing  and  deceit  and  fraud  : 

Under  his  tongue  is  mischief  and  vanity. 

5  j  He  sitteth  in  the  lurking  places  of  the  villages  : 

I  In  the  secret  places  doth  he  murder  the  innocent : 

His  eyes  are  privily  set  against  the  poor. 
9  j  He  lieth  in  wait  secretly  as  a  lion  in  his  den  : 
( He  lieth  in  wait  to  catch  the  poor : 

He  doth  catch  the  poor,  when  he  draweth  him  into  his  net. 

10  He  croucheth,  and  humbleth  himself, 

That  the  poor  may  fall  by  his  strong  ones. 

11  He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  God  hath  forgotten : 

He  hideth  his  face  ;  he  will  never  see  it. 

12  Arise,  0  Lord  ;  0  God,  lift  up  thine  hand : 

Forget  not  the  humble. 

13  Wherefore  doth  the  wicked  contemn  God? 

He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  Thou  wilt  not  require  it. 
14jThou  hast  seen  it ;  for  thou  beholdest  mischief  and  spite,  to  requite 
I  The  poor  committeth  himself  unto  thee  ;  [it  with  thy  hand  : 

Thou  art  the  helper  of  the  fatherless. 

15  Break  thou  the  arm  of  the  wicked, 

And  the  evil  man  : — seek  out  his  wickedness  till  thou  find  none. 

16  The  Lord  is  King  for  ever  and  ever  : 

The  heathen  are  perished  out  of  his  land. 


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17  Lord,  thou  hast  heard  the  desire  of  the  humble  : 

Thou  io lit  prepare  their  heart,  thou  wilt  cause  thine  ear  to  hear : 

18  To  judge  the  fatherless  and  the  oppressed, 

That  the  man  of  the  earth  may  no  more  oppress. 

Psalm  xi. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

TN  the  Lord  put  I  niy  trust : 
•*-    j  How  say  ye  to  my  soul, 

{  Flee  as  a  bird  to  your  mountain  ? 
2jFor,  lo,  the  wicked  bend  their  bow, 
I  They  make  ready  their  arrow  upon  the  string, 

That  they  may  privily  shoot  at  the  upright  in  heart. 

3  If  the  foundations  be  destroyed, 

What  can  the  righteous  do  ? 

4  The  Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple, 

The  LORD'S  throne  is  in  heaven : 
His  eyes  behold, 

His  eyelids  try,  the  children  of  men. 

5  The  Lord  trieth  the  righteous  : 

But  the  wicked  and  him  that  loveth  violence  his  soul  hateth. 

6  Upon  the  wicked  he  shall  rain  snares, 

Fire  and  brimstone,  and  a  horrible  tempest :  this  shall  be  the  por- 
tion of  their  cup. 

7  For  the  righteous  Lord  loveth  righteousness  ; 

His  countenance  doth  behold  the  upright. 

LESSON    6. 

Psalm  xii. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Sheminith,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

ELP,  Lord  ;  for  the  godly  man  ceaseth  ; 

For  the  faithful  fail  from  among  the  children  of  men. 

2  They  speak  vanity  every  one  with  his  neighbour  : 

With  flattering  lips  and  with  a  double  heart  do  they  speak. 

3  The  Lord  shall  cut  oft'  all  flattering  lips, 

And  the  tongue  that  apedketh  proud  things : 

4  Who  have  said,  With  our  tongue  will  we  prevail ; 

Our  lips  aroour  own :    who  is  lord  over  us? 
4 


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50  THE    PSALTER. 

5j  For  the  oppression  of  the  poor,  for  the  sighing  of  the  needy, 
( Now  will  I  arise,  saith  the  Lord  ; 

/  will  set  him  in  safety  from  him  ih&tpuffeih  at  him. 

6  The  words  of  the  Lord  are  pure  words  : 

j  As  silver  tried  in  a  furnace  of  earth, 
( Purified  seven  times. 

7  Thou  shalt  keep  them,  0  Lord, 

Thou  shalt  preserve  them  from  this  generation  for  ever. 

8  The  wicked  walk  on  every  side, 

When  the  vilest  men  are  exalted. 

Psalm  xiii. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

HOW  long  wilt  thou  forget  me,  O  Lord  ?  for  ever£ 
How  long  wilt  thou  hide  thy  face  from  me  ? 

2  j  How  long  shall  I  take  counsel  in  my  soul, 
( Having  sorrow  in  my  heart  daily  ? 

How  long  shall  mine  enemy  be  exalted  over  me  ? 

3  Consider  and  hear  me,  O  Lord  my  God : 

Lighten  mine  eyes,  lest  I  sleep  the  sleep  of  death ; 

4  Lest  mine  enemy  say,  I  have  prevailed  against  him ; 

And  those  that  trouble  me  rejoice  ivhen  lam  moved. 

5  j  But  I  have  trusted  in  thy  mercy  ; 

( My  heart  shall  rejoice  in  thy  salvation.  [me. 

6  I  will  sing  unto  the  LORD,  because  he  hath  decdt  bountifully  with 

Psalm  xrv. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  fool  hath  said  in  his  heart,  There  is  no  God. 
j  They  are  corrupt,  they  have  done  abominable  works, 
( There  is  none  that  doeth  good. 

2  The  Lord  looked  down  from  heaven  upon  the  children  of  men, 

j  To  see  if  there  were  any  that  did  understand, 
]  And  seek  God. 

3  j  They  are  all  gone  aside,  they  are  all  together  become  filthy : 
i  There  is  none  that  doeth  good, 

JVo,  not  one. 


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4  j  Have  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  no  knowledge  ? 
I  Who  eat  up  my  people  as  they  eat  bread, 

And  call  not  upon  the  LORD. 

5  There  were  they  in  great  fear  : 

For  God  is  in  the  generation  of  the  righteous  ; 

6  Ye  have  shamed  the  counsel  of  the  poor, 

Because  the  LORD  is  his  refuge. 

7  j  Oh  that  the  salvation  of  Israel  were  come  out  of  Zion  ! 

i  When  the  Lord  bringeth  back  the  captivity  of  his  people, 
Jacob  shall  rejoice,  and  Israel  shall  be  glad. 

Psalm  xv. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

LORD,  who  shall  abide  in  thy  tabernacle  ? 
Who  shall  dwell  in  thy  holy  hill  ? 
■  2  He  that  walketh  uprightly,  and  worketh  righteousness, 
And  speaketh  the  truth  in  his  heart. 
3  [He  that  backbiteth  not  with  his  tongue, 
( Nor  doeth  evii  to  his  neighbour, 

Nor  taJceth  up  a  reproach  against  his  neighbour. 
4j In  whose  eyes  a  vile  person  is  contemned; 
( But  he  honoureth  them  that  fear  the  Lord. 

He  that  sweareth  to  his  own  hurt,  and  changeth  not^ 
5  j  He  that  putteth  not  out  his  money  to  usury, 
I  Xor  taketh  reward  against  the  innocent. 

He  that  doeth  these  things  shall  never  be  moved. 

LESSON   7. 
Psalm  xvi. 

Michtam  of  David. 

PRESERVE  me,  O  God  : 
For  in  thee  do  I  put  my  trust. 

2  0  my  soul,  thou  hast  said  unto  the  Lord,  Thou  art  my  Lord  : 

My  goodness  extendeth  not  to  thee  ; 

3  But  to  the  saints  that  are  in  the  earth, 

And  to  the  excellent,  in  whom  is  all  my  delight. 

4  (  Their  sorrows  shall  be  multiplied  that  hasten  after  another  god  : 
(  Their  drink  offerings  of  blood  will  I  not  offer, 

JVor  take  up  their  yiames  into  my  lips. 


52  THE    PSALTER. 

5  The  Lord  is  the  portion  of  mine  inheritance  and  of  my  cup : 

Thou  maintainest  my  lot. 

6  The  lines  are  fallen  unto  me  in  pleasant  places  ; 

Yea,  I  have  a  goodly  heritage. 

7  I  will  bless  the  Lord,  who  hath  given  me  counsel : 

My  reins  also  instruct  me  in  the  night  seasons. 

8  I  have  set  the  Lord  always  before  me  : 

Because  he  is  at  my  right  hand,  I  shall  not  be  moved. 

9  Therefore  my  heart  is  glad,  and  my  glory  rejoiceth : 

My  flesh  also  shall  rest  in  hope. 

10  For  thou  wilt  not  leave  my  soul  in  hell ; 

Neither  loilt  thou  suffer  thine  Holy  One  to  see  corruption. 

11  j  Thou  wilt  show  me  the  path  of  life  : 
( In  thy  presence  is  fulness  of  joy  ; 

At  thy  right  hand  there  are  pleasures  for  evermore. 

Psalm  xvn. 

A  Prayer  of  David. 

HEAR  the  right,  O  Lord,  attend  unto  my  cry; 
Give  ear  unto  my  prayer,  that  goeth  not  out  of  feigned  lips. 

2  Let  my  sentence  come  forth  from  thy  presence ; 

Let  thine  eyes  behold  the  things  that  are  equal. 

3  j  Thou  hast  proved  mine  heart ;  thou  hast  visited  me  in  the  night ; 
t Thou  hast  tried  me,  and  shalt  find  nothing : 

I  am  purposed  that  my  mouth  shall  not  transgress. 

4  Concerning  the  works  of  men,  [stroyer. 

By  the  word  of  thy  lips  I  have  kept  me  from  the  paths  of  the  de- 

5  Hold  up  my  goings  in  thy  paths, 

That  my  footsteps  slip  not. 

6  I  have  called  upon  thee,  for  thou  wilt  hear  me,  O  God  : 

Incline  thine  ear  unto  me,  and  hear  my  speech. 
1  Shew  thy  marvellous  loving  kindness,  0  thou  that  savest  by  thy  right 
hand  them  which  put  their  trust  in  thee, 
From  those  that  rise  up  against  them. 

8  Keep  me  as  the  apple  of  the  eye ; 

Hide  one  under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings, 

9  From  the  wicked  that  oppress  me, 

From  my  deadly  enemies,  who  compass  me  about. 


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10  They  are  inclosed  in  own  their  fat : 

With  their  mouth  they  speak  'proudly. 

11  They  have  now  compassed  us  in  our  steps  : 

They  have  set  their  eyes  bowing  down  to  the  earth  ; 

12  Like  as  a  lion  that  is  greedy  of  his  prey, 

And  as  it  were  a  young  lion  lurking  in  secret  places. 

13  Arise,  O  Lord,  disappoint  him,  cast  him  down  : 

Deliver  my  soul  from  the  wicked,  which  is  thy  sioord : 

14  j  From  men  which  are  thy  hand,  0  Lord,  from  men  of  the  world, 

(  Which  have  their  portion  in  this  life,  and  whose  belly  thou  fillest 
with  thy  hid  treasure  : 
They  are  full  of  children,  and  leave  the  rest  of  their  substance  to 
their  babes. 

15  As  for  me,  I  will  behold  thy  face  in  righteousness  : 

I  shall  be  satisfied,  when  I  awake,  with  thy  likeness. 

LESSON    8. 

Psalm  xviii,  First  Part. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David,  the  servant  of  the  Lord,  who  spake  unto  the  Lord  the  words 
of  this  song  in  the  day  that  the  Lord  delivered  him  from  the  hand  of  all  his  enemies,  and  from  the 
hand  of  Saul :  And  he  said, 

I  WILL  love  thee,  O  Lord,  my- strength. 
2  The  LORD  is  my  rock,  and  my  fortress,  and  my  deliverer  ; 
My  God,  my  strength,  in  whom  I  will  trust ; 

My  buckler,  and  the  horn  of  my  salvation,  and  my  high  tower. 

3  I  will  call  upon  the  Lord,  who  is  worthy  to  be  praised  : 

So  shall  I  be  saved  from  mine  enemies. 

4  The  sorrows  of  death  compassed  me, 

And  the  floods  of  ungodly  men  made  me  afraid. 

5  The  sorrows  of  hell  compassed  me  about : 

The  snares  of  death  prevented  me. 

6  In  my  distress  I  called  upon  the  Lord, 

And  cried  unto  my  God  : 
He  heard  my  voice  out  of  his  temple, 

And  my  cry  came  before  him,  even  into  his  ears. 
V  Then  the  earth  shook  and  trembled  ; 

j  The  foundations  also  of  the  hills  moved 
(And  were  shaken,  because  he  ivas  wroth. 


54:  THE    PSALTER. 

8  j  There  went  up  a  smoke  out  of  his  nostrils, 
( And  fire  out  of  his  mouth  devoured  : 

Coals  were  kindled  by  it. 

9  He  bowed  the  heavens  also,  and  came  down : 

And  darkness  was  under  his  feet. 

10  And  he  rode  upon  a  cherub,  and  did  fly  : 

Yea,  he  did  fly  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind. 

11  He  made  darkness  his  secret  place ; 

His  pavilion  round  about  him  were  dark  waters  and  thick  clouds 
of  the  skies. 

12  At  the  brightness  that  was  before  him  his  thick  clouds  passed, 

Hail  stones  and  coals  of  fire. 

13  (The  Lord  also  thundered  in  the  heavens, 
i  And  the  Highest  gave  his  voice ; 

Hail  stones  and  coals  of  fire. 

14  Yea,  he  sent  out  his  arrows,  and  scattered  them; 

And  he  shot  out  lightnings,  and  discomfited  them. 

15  Then  the  channels  of  waters  were  seen, 

And  the  foundations  of  the  world  were  discovered, 
At  thy  rebuke,  0  Lord, 

At  the  blast  of  the  breath  of  thy  nostrils. 

16  He  sent  from  above,  he  took  me, 

He  drew  me  out  of  many  waters. 

17  He  delivered  me  from  my  strong  enemy, 

And  from  them  which  hated  me  :  for  they  were  too  strong  for  me. 

18  They  prevented  me  in  the  day  of  my  calamity  : 

But  the  LORD  was  my  stay. 

19  He  brought  me  forth  also  into  a  large  place  ; 

He  delivered  me,  because  he  delighted  in  me. 

20  The  Lord  rewarded  me  according  to  my  righteousness ; 

According  to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands  hath  he  recompensed  me. 

21  For  I  have  kept  the  ways  of  the  Lord, 

And  have  not  wickedly  departed  from  my  God. 

22  For  all  his  judgments  were  before  me, 

And  I  did  not  put  away  his  statutes  from  me. 

23  I  was  also  upright  before  him, 

And  I  kept  myself  from  mine  iniquity.  [ness, 

24  Therefore  hath  the  Lord  recompensed  me  according  to  my  righteous- 

According  to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands  in  his  eyesight. 


L  E  S  S  0  N    9.  55 

LESSON    9. 

Psalm  xv in,  Second  Part. 

WITH  the  merciful  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  merciful ; 
With  an  upright  man  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  upright ; 

26  With  the  pure  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  pure  ; 

And  with  the  froward  thou  wilt  shew  thyself  froward. 

27  For  thou  wilt  save  the  afflicted  people ; 

But  wilt  bring  down  high  looks. 

28  For  thou  wilt  light  my  candle  : 

The  LORD  my  God  will  enlighten  my  darkness. 

29  For  by  thee  I  have  run  through  a  troop ; 

And  by  my  God  have  I  leaped  over  a  wall. 

30  j  As  for  God,  his  way  is  perfect : 
( The  word  of  the  Lord  is  tried  : 

He  is  a  buckler  to  all  those  that  trust  in  him. 

31  For  who  is  God  save  the  Lord  ? 

Or  who  is  a  rock  save  our  God  ? 

32  It  is  God  that  girdeth  me  with"  strength, 

And  maketh  my  way  perfect. 

33  He  maketh  my  feet  like  hind's  feet, 

And  setteth  me  upon  my  high  places. 

34  He  teacheth  my  hands  to  war, 

So  that  a  bow  of  steel  is  broken  by  mine  arms. 

35  j  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  shield  of  thy  salvation  : 
I  And  thy  right  hand  hath  holden  me  up, 

And  thy  gentleness  hath  made  me  great. 

36  Thou  hast  enlarged  my  steps  under  me, 

That  my  feet  did  not  slip. 

37  I  have  pursued  mine  enemies,  and  overtaken  them  : 

Neither  did  I  turn  again  till  they  were  consumed. 

38  I  have  wounded  them  that  they  were  not  able  to  rise : 

They  are  fallen  under  my  feet. 

39  For  thou  hast  girded  me  with  strength  unto  the  battle  : 

Thou  hast  subdued  under  me  those  that  rose  up  against  me. 

40  Thou  hast  also  given  me  the  necks  of  mine  enemies; 

That  I  might  destroy  them  that  hate  me. 


56  THE    PSALTER. 

41  They  cried,  but  there  was  none  to  save  them : 

Even  unto  the  LORD,  but  he  answered  them  not. 

42  Then  did  I  beat  them  small  as  the  dust  before  the  wind : 

/  did  cast  them  out  as  the  dirt  in  the  streets. 

43  (Thou  hast  delivered  me  from  the  strivings  of  the  people; 
( And  thou  hast  made  me  the  head  of  the  heathen  : 

A  people  whom  /  have  not  known  shall  serve  me. 

44  As  soon  as  they  hear  of  me,  they  shall  obey  me : 

The  strangers  shall  submit  themselves  unto  me. 

45  The  strangers  shall  fade  away, 

And  be  afraid  out  of  their  close  places. 

46  The  Lord  liveth ;  and  blessed  be  my  rock ; 

And  let  the  God  of  my  salvation  be  exalted. 

47  It  is  God  that  avengeth  me, 

And  subdueth  the  people  under  me. 

48  j  He  delivereth  me  from  mine  enemies  : 

i  Yea,  thou  liftest  me  up  above  those  that  rise  up  against  me : 
Thou  hast  delivered  me  from  the  violent  man. 

49  Therefore  will  I  give  thanks  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  among  the  heathen, 

And  sing  p>raiS€S  unio  thy  name. 

50  Great  deliverance  giveth  he  to  his  king; 

j  And  sheweth  mercy  to  his  anointed, 

'  To  David,  and  to  his  seed  for  evermore. 

LESSON    10. 

Psalm  XIX. 
To  the  chief  Musician,  a  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  heavens  declare  the  glory  of  God ; 
And  the  firmament  sheweth  his  handy  work. 

2  Day  unto  day  uttereth  speech, 

And  night  unto  night  sheweth  knowledge. 

3  There  is  no  speech  nor  language, 

Where  their  voice  is  not  heard. 

4  j  Their  line  is  gone  out  through  all  the  earth, 
I  And  their  words  to  the  end  of  the  world. 

In  them  hath  he  set  a  tabernacle  for  the  sun, 

5  Which  is  as  a  bridegroom  coming  out  of  his  chamber, 

And  rejoiceth  as  a  strong  man  to  run  a  race. 


LESSON    11.  57 

6  j  His  going  forth  is  from  the  end  of  the  heaven, 
( And  his  circuit  unto  the  ends  of  it : 

And  there  is  nothing  hid  from  the  heat  thereof. 

1  The  law  of  the  Lord  is  perfect,  converting  the  soul : 

The  testimony  of  the  LORD  is  sure,  making  wise  the  simple. 

8  The  statutes  of  the  Lord  are  right,  rejoicing  the  heart : 

The  commandment  of  the  LORD  is  pure,  enlightening  the  eyes. 

9  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  clean,  enduring  for  ever : 

The  judgments  of  the  LORD' are  true  and  righteous  altogether. 

10  More  to  be  desired  are  they  than  gold,  yea,  than  much  fine  gold  : 

Sweeter  also  than  honey  and  the  honeycomb. 

11  Moreover  by  them  is  thy  servant  warned  :  and  in  keeping  of  them 

there  is  great  reward. 

12  Who  can  understand  his  errors?  cleanse  thou  me  from  secret  faults. 

13  Keep  back  thy  servant  also  from  presumptuous  sins ;  let  them  not 

have  dominion  over  me  : 
Then  shall  I  be  upright,  and  L  shall  be  innocent  from  the  great 
transgression. 

14  Let  the  words  of  my  mouth,  and  the  meditation  of  my  heart,  be 

acceptable  in  thy  sight, 
0  LORD,  my  strength,  and  my  redeemer. 

LESSON    11. 

Psalm  xx. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  Lord  hear  thee  in  the  day  of  trouble; 
The  name  of  the  God  of  Jacob  defend  thee  ; 

2  Send  thee  help  from  the  sanctuary, 

And  strengthen  thee  out  of  Zion  ; 

3  Remember  all  thy  offerings, 

And  accept  thy  burnt  sacrifice  ;  (Selah.) 

4  Grant  thee  according  to  thine  own  heart, 

And  fulfil  all  thy  counsel. 

5  j  We  will  rejoice  in  thy  salvation, 

( And  in  the  name  of  our  God  we  will  set  up  our  banners  : 
The  LORD  fulfil  all  thy  petitions. 

6  (Now  know  I 

( That  the  Lord  saveth  his  anointed ; 
j  He  will  hear  him  from  his  holy  heaven 
I  With  the  saving  strength  of  his  right  hand. 


58  THE    PSALTEE. 

7  Some  trust  in  chariots,  and  some  in  horses : 

But  we  will  remember  the  name  of  the  LORD  our  God. 

8  Thej  are  brought  down  and  fallen : 

But  we  are  risen,  and  stand  upright, 

9  Save,  Lord  : 

j  Let  the  king  hear  us 
I  When  we  call. 

Psal^xxi. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  king  shall  joy  in  thy  strength,  0  Lord  ; 
And  in  thy  salvation  how  greatly  shall  he  rejoice  I 

2  Thou  hast  given  him  his  heart's  desire, 

And  hast  not  withholden  the  request  of  his  lips.     (Selah.) 

3  For  thou  preventest  him  with  the  blessings  of  goodness  : 

Thou  settest  a  crown  of  pure  gold  on  his  head. 

4  He  asked  life  of  thee,  and  thou  gavest  it  him, 

Even  length  of  days  for  ever  and  ever. 

5  His  glory  is  great  in  thy  salvation : 

Honour  and  majesty  hast  thou  laid  upon  him. 

6  For  thou  hast  made  him  most  blessed  for  ever : 

Thou  hast  made  him  exceeding  glad  with  thy  countenance. 
*  For  the  king  trusteth  in  the  Lord, 

And  through  the  mercy  of  the  Most  High  he  shall  not  be  moved. 

8  Thine  hand  shall  find  out  all  thine  enemies : 

Thy  right  hand  shall  find  out  those  that  hate  thee. 

9  Thou  shalt  make  them  as  a  fiery  oven  in  the  time  of  thine  anger : 

The  LORD  shall  swallow  them  up  in  his  wrath,  and  the  fire  shall 
devour  them. 
10  Their  fruit  shalt  thou  destroy  from  the  earth, 

And  their  seed  from  among  the  children  of  men. 
11  For  they  intended  evil  against  thee  : 

They  imagined  a  mischievous  device,  which  they  are  not  able  to 
perform. 

12  Therefore  shalt  thou  make  them  turn  their  back, 

When  thou  shalt  make  ready  thine  arrows  upon  thy  strings  against 
the  face  of  them. 

13  Be  thou  exalted,  Lord,  in  thine  own  strength  : 

So  ivill  we  sing  and  praise  thy  power. 


LESSON    12.  59 


LESSON    12. 

Psalm  xxn. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Aijeleth  Shahar,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

I  IT  God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  forsaken  me  ? 

■"-■-        Why  art  thou  so  far  from  helping  me,  and  from  the  words  of  my 
roaring  ? 

2  0  my  God,  I  cry  in  the  daytime,  but  thou  hearest  not ; 

And  in  the  night  season,  and  am  not  silent. 

3  j  But  thou  art  holy,  0  thou  that  inhabitest  the  praises  of  Israel. 

4  ( Our  fathers  trusted  in  thee  : 

They  trusted,  and  thou  didst  deliver  them. 

5  They  cried  unto  thee,  and  were  delivered : 

They  trusted  in  thee,  and  were  not  confounded. 

6  But  I  am  a  worm,  and  no  man ; 

A  reproach  of  men,  and  despised  of  the  people. 

7  All  they  that  see  me  laugh  me  to  scorn : 

They  shoot  out  the  lip,  they  shake  the  head,  saying, 

8  He  trusted  on  the  Lord  that  he  would  deliver  him  : 

Let  him  deliver  him,  seeing  he  delighted  in  him. 

9  But  thou  art  he  that  took  me  out  of  the  womb : 

Thou  didst  make  me  hope  when  I  was  upon  my  mother's  breasts. 
10  1  was  cast  upon  thee  from  the  womb  : 

Thou  art  my  God  from  my  mother's  belly. 

II  Be  not  far  from  me ;  for  trouble  is  near ; 

For  there  is  none  to  help. 

12  Many  bulls  have  compassed  me  : 

Strong  bulls  of  Bashan  have  beset  me  round. 

13  They  gaped  upon  me  with  their  mouths, 

As  a  ravening  and  a  roaring  lion. 

14  j  I  am  poured  out  like  water, 
'And  all  my  bones  are  out  of  joint: 

j  My  heart  is  like  wax  ; 

\lt  is  melted  in  the  midst  of  my  bowels. 

15  j  My  strength  is  dried  up  like  a  potsherd  ; 
\  And  my  tongue  cleaveth  to  my  jaws ; 

And  thou  hast  brought  me  into  the  dust  of  death. 


60  THEPSALTEE. 

16  (For  dogs  have  compassed  me: 

( The  assembly  of  the  wicked  have  inclosed  me  : 
They  pierced  my  hands  and  my  feet. 

17  I  may  tell  all  my  bones  : 

They  look  and  stare  upon  me. 

18  They  part  my  garments  among  them, 

And  cast  lots  upon  my  vesture. 

19  But  be  not  thou  far  from  me,  O  Lord  : 

0  my  strength,  haste  thee  to  help  me. 

20  Deliver  my  soul  from  the  sword  ; 

My  darling  from  the  power  of  the  dog. 

21  Save  me  from  the  lion's  mouth : 

For  thou  hast  heard  me  from  the  horns  of  the  unicorns. 

22  I  will  declare  thy  name  unto  my  brethren  : 

In  the  midst  of  the  congregation  will  I  praise  thee. 

23  j  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  praise  him  ; 

I  All  ye  the  seed  of  Jacob,  glorify  him ; 
And  fear  him,  all  ye  the  seed  of  Israel. 

24  (For  he  hath  not  despised  nor  abhorred  the  affliction  of  the  afflicted; 
I  Neither  hath  he  hid  his  face  from  him  ; 

But  when  he  cried  unto  him,  he  heard. 

25  My  praise  shall  be  of  thee  in  the  great  congregation  : 

1  will  pay  my  voivs  before  them  that  fear  him. 

26  j  The  meek  shall  eat  and  be  satisfied  : 

i  They  shall  praise  the  Lord  that  seek  him  : 
Your  heart  shall  live  for  ever. 

27  All  the  ends  of  the  world  shall  remember  and  turn  unto  the  Lord  : 

And  all  the  kindreds  of  the  nations  shall  worship  before  thee. 

28  For  the  kingdom  is  the  Lord's  : 

And  he  is  the  governor  among  the  nations. 
27  All  they  that  be  fat  upon  earth  shall  eat  and  worship : 

All  they  that  go  down  to  the  dust  shall  bow  before  him :  and  none 
can  keep  alive  his  own  soul. 

30  A  seed  shall  serve  him;  it  shall  be  accounted  to  the  Lord  for  a 

generation. 

31  They  shall  come,  and  shall  declare  his  righteousness  unto  a  people 

that  shall  be  born,  that  he  hath  done  this. 


LESSON     13.  61 

LESSON  13. 

Psalm  xxni. 

A  Psalm  of  David, 

THE  Lord  is  my  shepherd  ; 
I  shall  not  want. 

2  He  maketh  me  to  lie  down  in  green  pastures : 

He  leadeth  me  beside  the  still  waters. 

3  He  restoreth  my  soul : 

j  He  leadeth  me  in  the  paths  of  righteousness 
\  For  his  name's  sake. 

4  j  Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the  shadow  of  death, 
1 1  will  fear  no  evil :  for  thou  art  with  me ; 

Thy  rod  and  thy  staff  they  comfort  me. 

5  Thou  preparest  a  table  before  me  in  the  presence  of  mine  enemies : 

)Thou  anointest  my  head  with  oil ; 
My  cup  runneth  over. 

6  Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  follow  me  all  the  days  of  my  life : 

And  I  will  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  L  ORD  for  ever. 

Psalm  xxiv. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  earth  is  the  Lord's  and  the  fulness  thereof; 
The  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 

2  For  he  hath  founded  it  upon  the  seas, 

And  established  it  upon  the  floods. 

3  Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the  Lord  ? 

And  who  shall  stand  in  his  holy  place  ? 
A  He  that  hath  clean  hands,  and  a  pure  heart ; 
j  Who  hath  not  lifted  up  his  soul  unto  vanity, 
{  Nor  sworn  deceitfully. 

5  He  shall  receive  the  blessing  from  the  Lord, 

And  righteousness  from  the  God  of  his  salvation. 

6  This  is  the  generation  of  them  that  seek  him, 

That  seek  thy  face,  0  Jacob.     (Selah.) 
V  j  Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates ; 
1  And  be  ye  lifted  up,  ye  everlasting  doors ; 
And  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 


62  THE     PSALTEE. 

8  Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ? 

(  The  LORD  strong  and  mighty, 
I  The  LORD  mighty  in  battle. 

9  Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates ;  even  lift  them  up,  ye  everlasting 

And  tla  King  of  glory  shall  come  in.  [doors ; 

10  Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ? 
j  The  LORD  of  hosts,  . 
(  He  is  the  King  of  glory.     (Selah.) 


LESSON   14. 

Psalm  xxy. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

j  TTNTO  thee,  O  Lord,  do  T  lift  up  my  soul. 
(  vJ    2  0  my  God,  I  trust  in  thee  :  let  me  not  be  ashamed, 
Let  not  mine  enemies  triumph  over  me. 

3  Yea,  let  none  that  wait  on  thee  be  ashamed  : 

Let  them  he  ashamed  which  transgress  without  cause. 

4  Shew  me  thy  ways,  0  Lord  ; 

Teach  me  thy  paths. 

5  j  Lead  me  in  thy  truth,  and  teach  me  : 

i  For  thou  art  the  God  of  my  salvation  ; 
On  thee  do  I  wait  all  the  day. 

6  Remember,  O  Lord,  thy  tender  mercies  and  thy  loving  kindnesses ; 

For  they  have  been  ever  of  old% 
*l  Remember  not  the  sins  of  my  youth,  nor  my  transgressions  : 
i  According  to  thy  mercy  remember  thou  me 
j  For  thy  goodness'  sake,  0  L  ORD. 

8  Good  and  upright  is  the  Lord  : 

Therefore  will  he  teach  sinners  in  the  way. 

9  The  meek  will  he  guide  in  judgment : 

And  the  meek  will  he  teach  his  way. 

10  All  the  paths  of  the  Lord  are  mercy  and  truth 

Unto  such  as  keep  his  covenant  and  his  testimonies. 

11  For  thy  name's  sake,  O  Lord,  pardon  mine  iniquity; 

For  it  is  great. 

12  What  man  is  he  that  feareth  the  Lord  ? 

Him  shall  he  teach  in  the  way  that  he  shall  choose. 


LESSON     15.  63 

13  His  soul  shall  dwell  at  ease ; 

And  his  seed  shall  inherit  the  earth. 

14  The  secret  of  the  Lord  is  with  them  that  fear  him  ; 

And  he  will  shew  them  his  covenant. 

15  Mine  eyes  are  ever  toward  the  Lord  ; 

For  he  shall  pluck  my  feet  out  of  the  net. 
1C  Turn  thee  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  upon  me  ; 
For  I  am  desolate  and  afflicted. 

17  The  troubles  of  my  heart  are  enlarged  : 

Oh  bring  thou  me  out  of  my  distresses. 

18  Look  upon  mine  affliction  and  my  pain; 

And  forgive  all  my  sins. 

19  Consider  mine  enemies ;  for  they  are  many; 

And  they  hate  me  with  cruel  hatred. 

20  Oh  keep  my  soul,  and"  deliver  me  : 

Let  me  not  be  ashamed  ;  for  I  put  my  trust  in  thee. 
21 J  Let  integrity  and  uprightness  preserve  me ; 

(For  I  wait  on  thee. 
22       Redeem  Israel,   0  God,  out  of  all  his  troubles. 


LESSON   15. 

Psalm  xxvi. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

JUDGE  me  O  Lord  ;  for  I  have  walked  in  mine  integrity  : 
/  have  trusted  also  in  the  LORD  ;  therefore  I  shall  not  slide. 

2  Examine  me,  O  Lord,  and  prove  me ; 

Try  my  reins  and  my  heart. 

3  For  thy  loving  kindness  is  before  mine  eyes  : 

And  I  have  walked  in  thy  truth. 

4  I  have  not  sat  with  vain  persons, 

Neither  will  I  go  in  with  dissemblers. 

5  I  have  hated  the  congregation  of  evil  doers  ; 

And  will  not  sit  with  the  wicked. 

6  I  will  wash  mine  hands  in  innocency : 

So  will  I  compass  thine  altar,  0  Lord : 

7  That  I  may  publish  with  the  voice  of  thanksgiving, 

And  tell  of  all  thy  wondrous  works. 


64  THEPSALTEE. 

8  Lord,  I  have  loved  the  habitation  of  thy  house, 

And  the  place  where  thine  honour  dwelleth. 

9  Gather  not  my  soul  with  sinners, 

Nor  my  life  with  bloody  men  : 

10  In  whose  hands  is  mischief, 

And  their  right  hand  is  full  of  bribes. 

11  But  as  for  me,  I  will  walk  in  mine  integrity: 

Redeem  me,  and  be  merciful  unto  me. 
13  My  foot  standeth  in  an  even  place  : 

In  the  congregations  will  I  bless  the  LORD. 

Psalm  xxvti. 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

THE  Lord  is  my  light  and  my  salvation  ;  whom  shall  I  fear  ? 
The  LORD  is  the  strength  of  my  life  ;  of  whom  shall  I  be  afraid? 

2  When  the  wicked,  even  mine  enemies  and  my  foes,  came  upon  me  to 

They  stumbled  and  fell.  [eat  up  my  flesh, 

3  Though  a  host  should  encamp  against  me,  my  heart  shall  not  fear : 

Though  war  should  rise  against  me,  in  this  will  i"  be  confident. 

4  j  One  thing  have  I  desired  of  the  Lord,  that  will  I  seek  after; 

(  That  I  may  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  all  the  days  of  my  life, 
To  behold  the  beauty  of  the  LORD,  and  to  inquire  in  his  temple. 

5  j  For  in  the  time  of  trouble  he  shall  hide  me  in  his  pavilion  : 
(  In  the  secret  of  his  tabernacle  shall  he  hide  me ; 

He  shall  set  me  up  upon  a  rock.  [about  me  : 

6  j  And  now  shall  mine  head  be  lifted  up  above  mine  enemies  round 
(  Therefore  will  I  offer  in  his  tabernacle  sacrifices  of  joy  ; 

/  will  sing,  yea,  I  will  sing  praises  unto  the  LORD. 

7  Hear,  O  Lord,  when  I  cry  with  my  voice  : 

Have  mercy  also  upon  me,  and  answer  me. 

8  When  thou  saidst,  Seek  ye  my  face ; 

My  heart  said  unto  thee,  Thy  face,  LORD,  will  I  seek. 

9  j  Hide  not  thy  face  far  from  me  ; 

(  Put  not  thy  servant  away  in  anger : 
Thou  hast  been  my  help; 

Leave  me  not,  neither  forsake  me,  0  God  of  my  salvation. 
10  When  my  father  and  my  mother  forsake  me, 
Then  the  LORD  will  take  me  up. 


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LESSON     16.  65 

11  Teach  me  thy  way,  0  Lord, 

And  lead  me  in  a  plain  path,  because  of  mine  enemies. 

12  Deliver  me  not  over  unto  the  will  of  mine  enemies  : 

For  false  witnesses  are  risen  up  against  me,  and  suck  as  breathe  out 
cruelty. 

13  I  had  fainted,  unless  I  had  believed  to  see  the  goodness  of  the  Lord 

in  the  land  of  the  living. 

14  Wait  on  the  LORD  : 

Be  of  good  courage,  and  he  shall  strengthen  thine  heart : 
Wait,  I  say,  on  the  LORD. 


LESSON    16. 

Psalm  xxvm. 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

j  TTNTO  thee  will  I  cry,  O  Lord  my  rock  ; 
I  U      Be  not  silent  to  me  : 

Lest,  if  thou  be  silent  to  me,  I  become  like  them  that  go  down  into 
the  pit. 

2  Hear  the  voice  of  my  supplications,  when  I  cry  unto  thee, 

When  I  lift  up  my  hands  toward  thy  holy  oracle. 

3  j  Draw  me  not  away  with  the  wicked, 
(  And  with  the  workers  of  iniquity, 

j  Which  speak  peace  to  their  neighbours, 
t  But  mischief 'is  in  their  hearts. 
4  Give  them  according  to  their  deeds,  and  according  to  the  wickedness 
of  their  endeavours : 
(  Give  them  after  the  work  of  their  hands  ; 
\  Render  to  them  their  desert. 

5  j  Because  they  regard  not  the  works  of  the  Lord, 
(  Nor  the  operation  of  his  hands, 

He  shall  destroy  them,  and  not  build  them  up. 

6  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  because  he  hath  heard  the  voice  of  my  supplica- 

tions. 
1       The  L  ORD  is  my  strength  and  my  shield  ; 
My  heart  trusted  in  him,  and  I  am  helped  : 

Therefore  my  heart  greatly  rejoiceth  ;    and  with  my  song  will  I 
praise  him. 
5 


66  THE    PSALTER. 

8  The  Lord  is  their  strength, 

And  he  is  the  saving  strength  of  his  anointed. 

9  j  Save  thy  people, 

{  And  bless  thine  inheritance  : 

Feed  them  also,  and  lift  them  up  for  ever. 

Psalm  xxix. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

GIVE  unto  the  Lord,  0  ye  mighty, 
Give  unto  the  LORD  glory  and  strength. 

2  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto  his  name ; 

Worship  the  LORD  in  the  beauty  of  holiness. 

3  The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  upon  the  waters : 

j  The  God  of  glory  thundereth: 
1  The  LORD  is  upon  many  waters. 

4  The  voice  of  the  Lord  is  powerful ; 

The  voice  of  the  LORD  is  full  of  majesty. 

5  The  voice  of  the  Lord  breaketh  the  cedars : 

Yea,  the  L  ORD  breaketh  the  cedars  of  Lebanon. 

6  He  maketh  them  also  to  skip  like  a  calf; 

Lebanon  and  Sirion  like  a  young  unicorn. 

7  j  The  voice  of  the  Lord  divideth  the  flames  of  fire. 

8  (  The  voice  of  the  Lord  shaketh  the  wilderness ; 

The  L  ORD  shaketh  the  wilderness  of  Kadesh. 

9  j  The  voice  of  the  Lord  maketh  the  hinds  to  calve, 
(  And  discovereth  the  forests  : 

And  in  his  temple  doth  every  one  speak  of  his  glory. 

10  The  Lord  sitteth  upon  the  flood; 

Yea,  the  LORD  sitteth  King  for  ever. 

11  The  Lord  will  give  strength  unto  his  people; 

The  L  ORD  will  bless  his  people  with  peace. 

Psalm  xxx. 

A  Psalm  and  Song  at  the  dedication  of  the  house  of  David. 

I  "WILL  extol  thee,  0  Lord  ;  for  thou  hast  lifted  me  up, 
And  hast  not  made  my  foes  to  rejoice  over  me. 

2  j  O  Lord  my  God,  I  cried  unto  thee,  and  thou  hast  healed  me. 

3  (  O  Lord,  thou  hast  brought  up  my  soul  from  the  grave  : 

Thou  hast  kept  me  alive,  that  I  should  not  go  down  to  the  pit. 


LESSON   17.  67 

4  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  O  ye  saints  of  his, 

And  give  thanks  at  the  remembrance  of  his  holiness. 

5  For  his  anger  endureth  but  a  moment ;  in  his  favour  is  life  : 

j  Weeping  mag  endure  for  a  night, 
(  But  jog  cometh  in  the  morning. 

6  And  in  my  prosperity  I  said, 

/  shall  never  be  moved. 

7  Lord,  by  thy  favour  thou  hast  made  my  mountain  to  stand  strong  : 

Thou  didst  hide  thy  face,  and  I  was  troubled. 

8  I  cried  to  thee,  0  Lord  ; 

And  unto  the  LORD  1  made  supplication. 

9  What  profit  is  there  in  my  blood,  when  I  go  down  to  the  pit  ? 

Shall  the  dust  praise  thee?  shall  it  declare  thy  truth? 

10  Hear,  O  Lord,  and  have  mercy  upon  me  : 

LORD,  be  thou  my  helper. 

1 1  Thou  hast  turned  for  me  my  mourning  into  dancing : 

Thou  hast  put  off  my  sackcloth,  and  girded  me  with  gladness  ; 

12  To  the  end  that  my  glory  may  sing  praise  to  thee,  and  not  be  silent. 

0  LORD  my  God,  I  will  give  thanks  unto  thee  for  ever. 


LESSON    17. 
Psalm  xxxi. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

IN  thee,  0  Lord,  do  I  put  my  trust ; 
Let  me  never  be  ashamed : 
Deliver  me  in  thy  righteousness, 

2  Bow  down  thine  ear  to  me  ;  deliver  me  speedily : 
Be  thou  my  strong  rock, 

For  a  house  of  defence  to  save  me. 

3  For  thou  art  my  rock  and  my  fortress ; 

Therefore  for  thy  name's  sake  lead  me,  and  guide  me. 

4  Pull  me  out  of  the  net  that  they  have  laid  privily  for  me 

For  thou  art  my  strength. 

5  Into  thine  hand  I  commit  my  spirit :         * 

Thou  hast  redeemed  me,  0  L  ORD   God  of  truth. 

6  I  have  hated  them  that  regard  lying  vanities : 

But  I  trust  in  the  LORD. 


68  THE    PSALTER. 

1  j  I  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  thy  mercy : 
(  For  thou  hast  considered  my  trouble  ; 
Thou  hast  known  my  soul  in  adversities  ; 

8  And  hast  not  shut  me  up  into  the  hand  of  the  enemy  : 

Thou  hast  set  my  feet  in  a  large  room. 

9  Have  mercy  upon  me,  0  Lord,  for  I  am  in  trouble  : 

Mine  eye  is  consumed  with  grief  yea,  my  soul  and  my  belly. 

10  For  my  life  is  spent  with  grief, 

And  my  years  with  sighing  : 
My  strength  faileth  because  of  mine  iniquity, 
And  my  bones  are  consumed. 

11  j  I  was  a  reproach  among  all  mine  enemies, 

(  But  especially  among  my  neighbours,  and  a  fear  to  mine  acquaint- 
ance : 
They  that  did  see  me  without  fled  from  me. 

12  I  am  forgotten  as  a  dead  man  out  of  mind : 

/  am  like  a  broken  vessel. 

13  j  For  I  have  heard  the  slander  of  many  : 
(  Fear  was  on  every  side : 

j  While  they  took  counsel  together  against  me, 
I  They  devised  to  take  away  my  life. 

14  But  I  trusted  in  thee,  O  Lord  : 

1  said  Thou  art  my  God. 

15  My  times  are  in  thy  hand : 

Deliver  me  from  the  hand  of  mine  enemies,  and  from  them  that 
persecute  me. 

16  Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy  servant : 

Save  me  for  thy  mercies'  sake. 

17  Let  me  not  be  ashamed,  O  Lord  ;  for  I  have  called  upon  thee : 

Let  the  wicked  be  ashamed,  and  let  them  be  silent  in  the  grave. 

18  Let  the  lying  lips  be  put  to  silence  ; 

Which  speak  grievous  things  proudly  and  contemptuously  against 
the  righteous. 

19  Oh  how  great  is  thy  goodness,  which  thou  hast  laid  up  for  them 

that  fear  thee ; 
Which  thou  hast  wrought  for  them  that  trust  in  thee  before  the 
sens  of  men  / 


LESSON    18.  69 

20  Thou  shalt  hide  them  in  the  secret  of  thy  presence  from  the  pride 

of  man : 
Thou  shalt  keep  them  secretly  in  a  pavilion  from  the  strife  of 
tongues. 

21  Blessed  be  the  Lord  : 

For  he  hath  shewed  me  his  marvellous  kindness  in  a  strong  city. 

22  j  For  I  said  in  my  haste, 

'    (  I  am  cut  off  from  before  thine  eyes : 

Nevertheless  thou  heardest  the  voice  of  my  supplications  when  I 
cried  unto  thee. 

23  O  love  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  saints  : 

(For  the  LORD  preserveth  the  faithful, 
\  And  plentifully  rewardeth  the  proud  doer. 

24  Be  of  good  courage,  and  he  shall  strengthen  your  heart, 

All  ye  that  hope  in  the  LORD. 

LESSON    18. 

Psalm  xxxn. 
A  Psalm  of  David,  Maschil. 

BLESSED  is  he  lohose  transgression  is  forgiven,  whose  sin  is  covered. 
2  j  Blessed  is  the  man  unto  who?n  the  LORD  imputeth  not  iniquity, 
( And  in  whose  spirit  there  is  no  guile. 

3  When  I  kept  silence,  my  bones  waxed  old 

Tlirough  my  roaring  all  the  day  long. 

4  For  day  and  night  thy  hand  was  heavy  upon  me  : 

My  moisture  is  turned  into  the  drought  of  summer.     (Selah.) 

5  I  acknowledged  my  sin  unto  thee,  and  mine  iniquity  have  I  not  hid. 

il  said,  I  will  confess  my  transgressions  unto  the  LORD  ; 
And  thou  forgavest  the  iniquity  of  my  sin.     (Selah.) 

6  J  For  this  shall  every  one  that  is  godly  pray  unto  thee 
i  In  a  time  when  thou  mayest  be  found  : 

j  Surely  in  the  floods  of  great  waters 
(  They  shall  not  come  nigh  unto  him. 
*l  j  Thou  art  my  hiding  place ; 
(  Thou  shalt  preserve  me  from  trouble ; 

Thou  shalt  compass  me  about  icith  songs  of  deliverance.     (Selah.) 
8  I  will  instruct  thee  and  teach  thee  in  the  way  which  thou  shalt  go : 
/  will  guide  thee  with  mine  eye. 


70  THE    PSALTER. 

9  Be  ye  not  as  the  horse,  or  as  the  mule,  which  have  no  understanding : 
j  Whose  mouth  must  be  held  in  with  bit  and  bridle, 
I  Lest  they  come  near  unto  thee. 

10  Many  sorrows  shall  be  to  the  wicked  : 

But  he  that  trusteth  in  the  LORD,  mercy  shall  compass  him  about. 

11  Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and  rejoice,  ye  righteous : 

And  shout  for  joy,  all  ye  that  are  upright  in  heart. 


Psalm  xxxni. 

T>  EJOICE  in  the  Lord,  0  ye  righteous : 
J-t     For  praise  is  comely  for  the  upright. 

2  Praise  the  Lord  with  harp  : 

Sing  unto  him  with  the  psaltery  and  an  instrument  of  ten  strings. 

3  Sing  unto  him  a  new  song ; 

Play  skilfully  with  a  loud  noise. 

4  For  the  word  of  the  Lord  is  right ; 

And  all  his  works  are  done  in  truth. 

5  He  loveth  righteousness  and  judgment : 

The  earth  is  full  of  the  goodness  of  the  LORD. 

6  By  the  word  of  the  Lord  were  the  heavens  made ; 

And  all  the  host  of  them  by  the  breath  of  his  mouth. 

7  He  gathereth  the  waters  of  the  sea  together  as  a  heap  : 

He  layeth  up  the  depth  in  storehouses. 

8  Let  all  the  earth  fear  the  Lord  : 

Let  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  world  stand  in  awe  of  him. 

9  For  he  spake,  and  it  was  done  ; 

He  commanded,  and  it  stood  fast. 

10  The  Lord  bringeth  the  counsel  of  the  heathen  to  nought : 

He  maketh  the  devices  of  the  people  of  none  effect. 

11  The  counsel  of  the  Lord  standeth  for  ever, 

The  thoughts  of  his  heart  to  all  generations. 

12  Blessed  is  the  nation  whose  God  is  the  Lord  ; 

And  the  people  whom  he  hath  chosen  for  his  own  inheritance. 

13  The  Lord  looketh  from  heaven ; 

He  beholdeth  all  the  sons  of  men. 

14  From  the  place  of  his  habitation  he  looketh 

Upon  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth. 


LESSON    19.  71 

15  He  fashioneth  their  hearts  alike  ; 

He  considereth  all  their  works. 

16  There  is  no  king  saved  by  the  multitude  of  a  host : 

A  mighty  man  is  not  delivered  by  much  strength. 

17  A  horse  is  a  vain  thing  for  safety  : 

Neither  shall  he  deliver  any  by  his  great  strength. 

18  Behold,  the  eye  of  the  Lord  is  upon  them  that  fear  him, 

Upon  them  that  hope  in  his  mercy  ; 

19  To  deliver  their  soul  from  death, 

And  to  keep  them  alive  in  famine. 

20  Our  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord  : 

He  is  our  help  and  our  shield. 

21  For  our  heart  shall  rejoice  in  him, 

Because  we  have  trusted  in  his  holy  name. 

22  Let  thy  mercy,  0  Lord,  be  upon  us, 

According  as  we  hope  in  thee. 

LESSON    19, 

Psalm  xxxiv. 

A  Psctim  of  David,  when  he  changed  his  behaviour  before  Abimelech ;  who  drove  him  away,  and 

he  departed. 

I  WILL  bless  the  Lord  at  all  times  : 
His  praise  shall  continually  be  in  my  mouth. 

2  My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  in  the  Lord  : 

The  humble  shall  hear  thereof,  and  be  glad. 

3  Oh  magnify  the  Lord  with  me, 

And  let  us  exalt  his  name  together. 

4  I  sought  the  Lord,  and  he  heard  me, 

And  delivered  me  from  all  my  fears. 

5  They  looked  unto  him,  and  were  lightened : 

And  their  faces  were  not  ashamed. 

6  This  poor  man  cried,  and  the  Lord  heard  him, 

And  saved  him  out  of  all  his  troubles. 
1  The  angel  of  the  Lord  encampeth  round  about  them  that  fear  him, 
And  delivereth  them. 

8  Oh  taste  and  see  that  the  Lord  is  good : 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  him. 

9  Oh  fear  the  Lord,  ye  his  saints  : 

For  there  is  no  want  to  them  that  fear  him. 


1 


72  THE    PSALTER. 

10  The  young  lions  do  lack,  and  ■  suffer  hunger : 

But  they  that  seek  the  LORD  shall  not  want  any  good  thing. 

11  Come,  ye  children,  hearken  unto  me  : 

/  will  teach  you  the  fear  of  the  LORD. 

12  What  man  is  he  that  desireth  life, 

And  loveth  many  days,  that  he  may  see  good  ? 

13  Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil, 

And  thy  lips  from  speaking  guile. 

14  Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good; 

Seek  peace,  and  pursue  it. 

15  The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  upon  the  righteous, 

And  his  ears  are  open  unto  their  cry. 

16  The  face  of  the  Lord  is  against  them  that  do  evil, 

To  cut  off  the  remembrance  of  them  from  the  earth. 
1*1  The  righteous  cry,  and  the  Lord  heareth, 

And  delivereth  them  out  of  all  their  troubles. 

18  The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  them  that  are  of  a  broken  heart ; 

And  saveth  such  as  be  of  a  contrite  spirit. 

19  Many  are  the  afflictions  of  the  righteous : 

But  the  LORD  delivereth  him  out  of  them  all. 

20  He  keepcth  all  his  bones : 

Not  one  of  them  is  broken. 

21  Evil  shall  slay  the  wicked  : 

And  they  that  hate  the  righteous  shall  be  desolate. 

22  The  Lord  redeem eth  the  soul  of  his  servants : 

And  none  of  them  that  trust  in  him  shall  be  desolate. 

LESSON  20. 

Psalm  xxxv. 
A  Psalm  of  David, 

PLEAD  my  cause,  0  Lord,  with  them  that  strive  with  me : 
Fight  against  them  that  fight  against  me. 

2  Take  hold  of  shield  and  buckler,  • 

And  stand  up  for  mine  help. 

3  Draw  out  also  the  spear,  and  stop  the  way  against  them  that  persecute 

me : 
Say  unto  my  soul,  I  am  thy  salvation. 


LESSON   20.  73 

4  Let  them  be  confounded  and  put  to  shame  that  seek  after  my  soul : 

Let  them  be  turned  back  and  brought  to  confusion  that  devise  my 
hurt. 

5  Let  them  be  as  chaff  before  the  wind : 

And  let  the  angel  of  the  LORD  chase  them. 

6  Let  their  way  be  dark  and  slippery : 

And  let  the  angel  of  the  LORD  persecute  them. 

7  For  without  cause  have  they  hid  for  me  their  net  in  a  pit, 

Which  without  cause  they  have  digged  for  my  soul. 
8 j  Let  destruction  come  upon  him  at  unawares  ; 
(And  let  his  net  that  he  hath  hid  catch  himself: 

Into  that  very  destruction  let  him  fall. 
9  And  my  soul  shall  be  joyful  in  the  Lord  : 

It  shall  rejoice  in  his  salvation. 

10  All  my  bones  shall  say, 

LORD ,  who  is  like  unto  thee, 
Which  deliverest  the  poor  from  him  that  is  too  strong  for  him, 
Yea,  the  poor  and  the  needy  from  him  that  spoileth  him  9 

11  False  witnesses  did  rise  up; 

They  laid  to  my  charge  things  that  I  knew  not. 

12  They  rewarded  me  evil  for  good 

To  the  spoiling  of  my  soul. 

13  But  as  for  me,  when  they  were  sick,  my  clothing  was  sackcloth  : 

1 1  humbled  my  soul  with  fasting  ; 

(And  my  prayer  returned  into  mine  own  besom. 

14  I  behaved  myself  as  though  he  had  been  my  friend  or  brother: 

7"  bowed  down  heavily,  as  one  that  mourneth  for  his  mother. 

15  But  in  mine  adversity  they  rejoiced,  and  gathered  themselves  together  : 
Yea,   the  objects  gathered  themselves  together  against  me,  and  I 

knew  it  not ; 
They  did  tear  me,  and  ceased  not : 

16  With  hypocritical  mockers  in  feasts, 

They  gnashed  upon  me  with  their  teeth. 

17  Lord,  how  long  wilt  thou  look  on  ? 

j  Rescue. my  soul  from  their  destructions, 
\  My  darling  from  the  lions. 

18  1  will  give  thee  thanks  in  the  great  congregation  : 

/  will  praise  thee  among  much  people.  - 


74  THE     PS*ALTEE. 

19  Let  not  them  that  are  mine  enemies  wrongfully  rejoice  over  me  : 

Neither  let  them  wink  with  the  eye  that  hate  me  without  a  cause. 

20  For  they  speak  not  peace  : 

But  they  devise  deceitful  matters  against  them  that  are  quiet  in 
the  land. 

21  Yea,  they  opened  their  mouth  wide  against  me, 

And  said,  Aha,  aha,  our  eye  hath  seen  it. 

22  This  thou  hast  seen,  O  Lord  :  keep  not  silence : 

0  Lord,  be  not  far  from  me. 

23  Stir  up  thyself,  and  awake  to  my  judgment, 

Even  unto  my  cause,  my  God  and  my  Lord. 

24  Judge  me,  O  Lord  my  God,  according  to  thy  righteousness; 

And  let  them  not  rejoice  over  me. 

25  Let  them  not  say  in  their  hearts,  Ah,  so  would  we  have  it : 

Let  them  not  say,  We  have  swallowed  him  up. 

26  j  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  brought  to  confusion  together 
( That  rejoice  at  mine  hurt : 

j  Let  them  be  clothed  with  shame  and  dishonour 

\  That  magnify  themselves  against  me. 
2*1  Let  them  shout  for  joy,  and  be  glad,  that  favour  my  righteous  cause  : 

(  Yea,  let  them  say  continually,  Let  the  LORD  be  magnified, 

{  Which  hath  pleasure  in  the  prosperity  of  his  servant. 
28  And  my  tongue  shall  speak  of  thy  righteousness 
And  of  thy  praise  all  the  day  long. 


LESSON   21. 

Psalm  xxxvi. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David  the  servant  of  the  Lord. 

THE  transgression  of  the  wicked  saith  within  my  heart, 
That  there  is  no  fear  of  God  before  his  eyes. 

2  For  he  flattereth  himself  in  his  own  eyes, 

Until  his  iniquity  be  found  to  be  hateful. 

3  The  words  of  his  mouth  are  iniquity  and  deceit : 

He  hath  left  off  to  be  wise,  and  to  do  good. 

4  He  deviseth  mischief  upon  his  bed  ; 


j  He  setteth  himself  in  a  way  that  is  not  good  ; 
r*     t  He  abhorreth  not  evil. 


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5  Thy  mercy,  0  Lord,  is  in  the  heavens ; 

And  thy  faithfulness  reacheth  unto  the  clouds. 

6  j  Thy  righteousness  is  like  the  great  mountains : 
i  Thy  judgments  are  a  great  deep  : 

0  LORD,  thou  preservest  man  and  beast. 

7  How  excellent  is  thy  loving  kindness,  O  God! 

Therefore  the  children  of  men  put  their  trust  under  the  shadow 
of  thy  wings. 

8  They  shall  be  abundantly  satisfied  with  the  fatness  of  thy  house ; 

And  thow  shall  make  them  drink  of  the  river  of  thy  pleasures. 

9  For  with  thee  is  the  fountain  of  life : 

In  thy  light  shall  we  see  light. 

10  Oh  continue  thy  loving  kindness  unto  them  that  know  thee ; 

And  thy  righteousness  to  the  upright  in  heart. 

11  Let  not  the  foot  of  pride  come  against  me, 

And  let  not  the  hand  of  the  wicked  remove  me. 

12  There  are  the  workers  of  iniquity  fallen: 

They  are  cast  down,  and  shall  not  be  able  to  rise. 


LESSON    22. 

Psalm  xxxvn,  First  Part. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

FRET  not  thyself  because  of  evil  doers, 
Neither  be  thou  envious  against  the  workers  of  iniquity. 

2  For  they  shall  soon  be  cut  down  like  the  grass, 

And  ivither  as  the  green  herb. 

3  Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  do  good ; 

So  shalt  thou  dwell  in  the  land,  and  verily  thou  shalt  be  fed. 

4  Delight  thyself  also  in  the  Lord  ; 

And  he  shall  give  the  thee  desires  of  thine  heart. 

5  Commit  thy  way  unto  the  Lord  ; 

Trust  also  in  him  ;  and  he  shall  bring  it  to  ])ass. 

6  And  he  shall  bring  forth  thy  righteousness  as  the  light, 

And  thy  judgment  as  the  noonday. 

7  Rest  in  the  Lord,  and  wait  patiently  for  him  : 

(  Fret  not  thyself  because  of  him  toho  prospereth  in  his  way, 
\  Because  of  the  man  who  bringeth  wicked  devices  to  pass. 


76  THE     PSALTER. 

8  Cease  from  anger,  and  forsake  wrath : 

Fret  not  thyself  in  any  wise  to  do  evil, 

9  For  evil  doers  shall  be  cut  off : 

But  those  that  wait  upon  the  LORD,  they  shall  inherit  the  earth. 

10  For  yet  a  little  while,  and  the  wicked  shall  not  be : 

Yea,  thou  shalt  diligently  consider  his  place,  and  it  shall  not  fee. 

11  But  the  meek  shall  inherit  the  earth ; 

And  shall  delight  themselves  in  the  abundance  of  peace. 

12  The  wicked  plotteth  against  the  just, 

And  gnasheth  upon  him  with  his  teeth. 

13  The  Lord  shall  laugh  at  him  : 

For  he  seeth  that  his  day  is  coming. 

14  The  wicked  have  drawn  out  the  sword,  and  have  bent  their  bow, 

J  To  cast  down  the  poor  and  needy, 
And  to  slay  such  as  be  of  upright  conversation. 

15  Their  sword  shall  enter  into  their  own  heart, 

And  their  bows  shall  be  broken. 

16  A  little  that  a  righteous  man  hath  is  better 

Than  the  riches  of  many  wicked. 

17  For  the  arms  of  the  wicked  shall  be  broken : 

But  the  LORD  upholdeth  the  righteous. 

18  The  Lord  knoweth  the  days  of  the  upright : 

And  their  inheritance  shall  be  forever. 

19  They  shall  not  be  ashamed  in  the  evil  time : 

And  in  the  days  of  famine  they  shall  be  satisfied. 

20  j  But  the  wicked  shall  perish, 

(  And  the  enemies  ot  the  Lord  shall  be  as  the  fat  of  lambs  : 
They  shall  consume  ;  into  smoke  shall  they  consume  away. 


LESSON    23. 

Psalm  xxxvn,  Second  Part. 

THE  wicked  borroweth,  and  payeth  not  again : 
But  the  righteous  sheweth  mercy,  and  giveth. 

22  For  such  as  be  blessed  of  him  shall  inherit  the  earth  ; 

And  they  that  be  cursed  of  him  shall  be  cut  off. 

23  The  steps  of  a  good  man  are  ordered  by  the  Lord: 

And  he  delighteth  in  his  way. 


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24  Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not  be  'utterly  cast  down 

For  the  LORD  upholdeth  him  with  his  hand. 

25  I  have  been  young,  and  now  am  old  ; 

{  Yet  have  I  not  seen  the  righteous  forsaken, 
{  Nor  his  seed  begging  bread. 

26  He  is  ever  merciful,  and  lendeth  ; 

And  his  seed  is  blessed. 

27  Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good  ; 

And  dwell  for  evermore. 

28  For  the  Lord  loveth  judgment, 

And  forsaketh  not  his  saints  ; 
They  are  preserved  for  ever : 

But  the  seed  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 

29  The  righteous  shall  inherit  the  land, 

And  dwell  therein  for  ever. 

30  The  mouth  of  the  righteous  spcaketh  wisdom, 

And  his  tongue  talketh  of  judgment. 

31  The  law  of  his  God  is  in  his  heart ; 

None  of  his  steps  shall  slide. 

32  The  wicked  watcheth  the  righteous, 

And  seeketh  to  slag  him. 

33  The  Lord  will  not  leave  him  in  his  hand, 

Nor  condemn  him  when  he  is  judged. 

34  j  Wait  on  the  Lord  and  keep  his  way, 

(  And  he  shall  exalt  thee  to  inherit  the  land : 
Wlien  the  wicked  are  cut  off,  thou  shalt  see  it. 

35  I  have  seen  the  wicked  in  great  power, 

And  spreading  himself  like  a  green  bay  tree. 

36  Yet  he  passed  away,  and,  lo,  he  ivas  not : 

Yea,  I  sought  him,  but  he  could  not  be  found. 

37  Mark  the  perfect  man,  and  behold  the  upright : 

For  the  end  of  that  man  is  peace. 

38  But  the  transgressors  shall  be  destroyed  together : 

The  end  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 

39  But  the  salvation  of  the  righteous  is  of  the  Lord  : 

He  is  their  strength  in  the  time  of  trouble. 

40  And  the  Lord  shall  help  them,  and  deliver  them  : 

j  He  shall  deliver  them  from  the  wicked, 
(  And  save  them,  because  they  trust  in  him. 


78  THEPSALTEE. 

LESSON    24. 

Psalm  xxxvin. 

A  Psalm  of  David,  to  bring  to  remembrance, 

OLORD,  rebuke  me  not  in  thy  wrath  : 
Neither  chasten  me  in  thy  hot  displeasure, 

2  For  thine  arrows  stick  fast  in  me, 

And  thy  hand  presseth  me  sore. 

3  There  is  no  soundness  in  my  flesh  because  of  thine  anger ; 

Neither  is  there  any  rest  in  my  bones  because  of  my  sin. 

4  For  mine  iniquities  are  gone  over  mine  head  : 

As  a  heavy  burden  they  are  too  heavy  for  me. 

5  My  wounds  stink  and  are  corrupt 

Because  of  my  foolishness. 

6  I  am  troubled;  I  am  bowed  down  greatly ; 

/  go  mourning  all  the  day  long. 

7  For  my  loins  are  filled  with  a  loathsome  disease  : 

And  there  is  no  soundness  in  my  flesh. 

8  I  am  feeble  and  sore  broken  : 

/  have  roared  by  reason  of  the  disquieiness  of  my  heart. 

9  Lord,  all  my  desire  is  before  thee ; 

And  my  groaning  is  not  hid  from  thee. 

10  My  heart  panteth,  my  strength  faileth  me  : 

As  for  the  light  of  mine  eyes,  it  also  is  gone  from  me. 

11  My  lovers  and  my  friends  stand  aloof  from  my  sore  ; 

And  my  kinsmen  stand  afar  off. 

12  They  also  that  seek  after  my  life  lay  snares  for  me; 

{And  they  that  seek  my  hurt  speak  mischievous  things. 
And  imagine  deceits  all  the  day  long. 

13  But  I,  as  a  deaf  man,  heard  not ; 

And  I  was  as  a  dumb  man  that  openeth  not  his  mouth. 

14  Thus  I  was  as  a  man  that  heareth  not, 

And  in  whose  mouth  are  no  reproofs. 

15  For  in  thee,  O  Lord,  do  I  hope  : 

Thou  wilt  hear,  0  Lord  my  God. 

16  For  I  said,  Hear  me,  lest  otherwise  they  should  rejoice  over  me 

When  my  foot  slippeth,  they  magnify  themselves  against  me. 

17  For  I  am  ready  to  halt, 

And  my  sorrow  is  continually  before  me. 


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18  Fori  will  declare  mine  iniquity; 

J  will  be  sorry  for  my  sin. 

19  But  mine  enemies  are  lively,  and  they  are  strong : 

And  they  that  hate  me  wrongfully  are  multiplied. 

20  They  also  that  lender  evil  for  good 

Are  mine  adversaries  ;  because  I  follow  the  thing  that  good  is. 

21  Forsake  me  not,  O  Lord  : 

0  my  God,  be  not  far  from  me. 

22  Make  haste  to  help  me, 

0  Lord  my  salvation. 


LESSON    25. 

Psalm  xxxix. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  even  to  Jeduthun,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

USAID,  I  will  take  heed  to  my  ways, 
That  I  sin  not  with  my  tongue : 
il  will  keep  my  mouth  with  a  bridle, 
While  the  wicked  is  before  me. 
\  I  was  dumb  with  silence, 
( I  held  my  peace,  even  from  good ; 
And  my  sorrow  was  stirred. 

3  j  My  heart  was  hot  within  me  ; 

( While  I  was  musing  the  fire  burned : 
Tben  spake  I  with  my  tongue, 

4  j  Lord,  make  me  to  know  mine  end, 

( And  the  measure  of  my  days  what  it  is  ; 
That  /  may  know  how  frail  I  am. 

5  j  Behold,  thou  hast  made  my  days  as  a  handbreadth  ; 
1  And  mine  age  is  as  nothing  before  thee  : 

Verily  every  man  at  his  best  state  is  altogether  vanity.     (Selah.) 

6  j  Surely  every  man  walketh  in  a  vain  shew  : 
(  Surely  they  are  disquieted  in  vain  : 

He  heapeth  up  riches,  and  knoweth  not  who  shall  gather  them. 

7  And  now,  Lord,  what  wait  I  for  ? 

My  hope  is  in  thee. 

8  Deliver  me  from  all  my  transgressions  : 

Make  me  not  the  reproach  of  the  foolish. 


80  THE    PSALTER. 

9  I  was  dumb,  I  opened  not  my  mouth ; 
Because  thou  didst  it. 

10  Remove  thy  stroke  away  from  mc : 

/  am  consumed  by  the  blow  of  thine  hand. 

11  j  When  thou  with  rebukes  dost  correct  man  for  iniquity, 
i  Thou  makest  his  beauty  to  consume  away  like  a  moth  : 

Surely  every  man  is  vanity.     (Selah.) 

12  Hear  my  prayer,  0  Lord, 

And  give  ear  unto  my  cry  ; 
Hold  not  thy  peace  at  my  tears  : 

{For  I  am  a  stranger  with  thee. 
And  a  sojourner,  as  all  my  fathers  were. 

13  Oh  spare  me,  that  I  may  recover  strength, 

Before  I  go  hence,  and  be  no  more. 


LESSON  26. 

Psalm  xl. 
To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

I  WAITED  patiently  for  the  Lord  ; 
And  he  inclined  unto  me,  and  heard  my  cry. 

2  He  brought  me  up  also  out  of  a  horrible  pit,  out  of  the  miry  clay, 

And  set  my  feet  upon  a  rock,  and  established  my  goings. 

3  And  he  hath  put  a  new  song  in  my  mouth,  even  praise  unto  our  God  : 

Many  shall  see  it,  and  fear,  and  shall  trust  in  the  LORD. 

4  Blessed  is  that  man  that  maketh  the  Lord  his  trust, 

And  respecteth  not  the  proud,  nor  such  as  turn  aside  to  lies. 

5  Many,  0  Lord  my  God,  are  thy  wonderful  wTorks  which  thou  hast 

done,  and  thy  thoughts  which  are  to  us-ward : 
They  cannot  be  reckoned  up  in  order  unto  thee : 
If  I  would  declare  and  speak  of  them, 
They  are  more  than  can  be  numbered. 
6j  Sacrifice  and  offering  thou  didst  not  desire; 
( Mine  ears  hast  thou  opened  : 

Burnt  offering  and  sin  offering  hast  thou  not 
*l  Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  come : 

In  the  volume  of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me, 


LESSON    26.  81 

8  I  delight  to  do  thy  will,  O  my  God : 

Yea,  thy  law  is  within  my  heart. 

9  I  have  preached  righteousness  in  the  great  congregation : 

j  Lo,  I  have  not  refrained  my  lips, 
(  0  LORD,  thou  knowest. 

10  j  I  have  not  hid  thy  righteousness  within  my  heart; 
ll  have  declared  thy  faithfulness  and  thy  salvation  : 

I  have  not  concealed  thy  lov ingle indness  and  thy  truth  from  the 
great  congregation. 

11  Withhold  not  thou  thy  tenJer  mercies  from  me,  0  Lord  : 

Let  thy  lovingkindness  and  thy  truth  continually  preserve  me. 

12  For  innumerable  evils  have  compassed  me  about : 

Mine  iniquities  have  taken  hold  upon  me,  so  that  I  am  not  able  to 
look  up  ; 
They  are  more  than  the  hairs  of  mine  head  : 
Therefore  my  heart  faileth  me. 

13  Be  pleased,  O  Lord,  to  deliver  me : 

0  L  ORD,  make  haste  to  help  me. 

14  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  confounded  together  that  seek  after  my 

soul  to  destroy  it ; 
Let  them  be  driven  backward  and  put  to  shame  that  ivish  me  evil. 

15  Let  them  be  desolate  for  a  reward  of  their  shame 

That  say  unto  me,  Aha,  aha. 

16  Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  thee  : 

Let  such  as  love  thy  salvation  say  continually,    The   LORD  be 
magnified. 

17  J  But  I  am  poor  and  needy  ; 

i  Yet  the  Lord  thinketh  upon  me : 
j  Thou  art  my  help  and  my  deliverer  ; 
i  Make  no  tarrying,  0  my  God. 

Psalm  xli. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

BLESSED  is  he  that  considereth  the  poor  : 
The  LORD  will  deliver  him  in  time  of  trouble^ 
2j  The  Lord  will  preserve  him,  and  keep,  him  alive  ; 
I  And  he  shall  be  blessed  upon  the  earth  : 

And  thou  wilt  not  deliver  him  unto  the  will  of  his  enemies. 
6 


82  THE    PSALTER. 

3  The  Lord  will  strengthen  him  upon  the  bed  of  languishing: 

Thou  wilt  make  all  his  bed  in  his  sickness. 

4  I  said,  Lord,  be  merciful  unto  me  : 

Heal  my  soul ;  for  1  have  sinned  against  thee. 

5  Mine  enemies  speak  evil  of  me, 

When  shall  he  die,  and  his  name  perish  ? 

6  And  if  he  come  to  see  me,  he  speaketh  vanity : 

j  His  heart  gathereth  iniquity  to  itself ; 
1  When  he  goeth  abroad,  he  telleth  it. 

7  All  that  hate  me  whisper  together  against  me : 

Against  me  do  they  devise  my  hurt. 

8  An  evil  disease,  say  they,  cleaveth  fast  unto  him : 

And  now  that  he  lieth  he  shall  rise  up  no  more. 

9  Yea,  mine  own  familiar  friend,  in  whom  I  trusted, 

Which  did  eat  of  my  bread,  hath  lifted  up  his  heel  against  me. 

10  But  thou,  O  Lord,  be  merciful  unto  me,  and  raise  me  up, 

That  I  may  requite  them. 

11  By  this  I  know  that  thou  favourest  me, 

Because  mine  enemy  doth  not  triumph  over  me. 

12  And  as  for  me,  thou  upholdest  me  in  mine  integrity, 

And  settest  me  before  thy  face  for  ever. 

13  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  from  everlasting,  and  to  everlasting. 

Amen  and  Amen.     . 


LESSON    2  7. 

Psalm  xlii. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  Maschil,  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

AS  the  heart  panteth  after  the  water  brooks, 
So  panteth  my  soul  after  thee,  0  God. 

2  My  soul  thirsteth  for  God,  for  the  living  God  : 

When  shall  I  come  and  appear  before  God  ? 

3  My  tears  have  been  my  meat  day  and  night, 

While  they  continually  say  unto  me,  Where  is  thy  God  ? 
4   j  When  I  remember  these  things,  I  pour  out  my  soul  in  me : 

t  For  I  had  gone  with  the  multitude,  I  went  with  them  to  the  house  of 
God, 
With  the  voice  of  joy  and  praise,  with  a  multitude  that  kept  holyday. 


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5  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  0  my  soul  ?  and  why  art  thou  disquieted 

in  me  ? 
j  Hope  thou  in  God :  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him 
1  For  the  help  of  his  countenance. 

6  0  my  God,  my  soul   is  cast   down  within  me :   therefore  will  I 

remember  thee 
From  the  land  of  Jordan,  and  of  the  Hermonites,  from  the  hill 
Mizar. 

7  Deep  calleth  unto  deep  at  the  noise  of  thy  waterspouts  : 

All  thy  waves  and  thy  billows  are  gone  over  me. 

8  Yet  the  Lord  will  command  his  lovingkindness  in  the  daytime, 

And  in  the  night  his  song  shall  be  with  me, 'and  my  prayer  unto 
the  God  of  my  life. 

9  I  will  say  unto  God  my  rock,  Why  hast  thou  forgotten  me  ? 

Why  go  I  mourning  because  of  the  oppression  of  the  enemy  ? 

10  As  with  a  sword  in  my  bones,  mine  enemies  reproach  me ; 

While  they  say  daily  unto  me,  Where  is  thy  God  ? 

1 1  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  0  my  soul  ?  and  why  art  thou  disquieted 

within  me  ? 
j  Hope  thou  in  God:  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him, 
.   ( Who  is  the  health  of  my  countenance,  and  my  God. 

Psalm  XLm. 

JUDGE  me,  0  God,  and  plead  ray  cause  against  an  ungodly  nation : 
Oh  deliver  me  from  the  deceitful  and  unjust  man. 

2  For  thou  art  the  God  of  my  strength :  why  dost  thou  cast  me  off? 

Why  go  I  mourning  because  of  the  oppression  of  the  enemy  ? 

3  Oh  send  out  thy  light  and  thy  truth :  let  them  lead  me ; 

Let  them  bring  me  unto  thy  holy  hill,  and  to  thy  tabernacles. 

4  j  Then  will  I  go  unto  the  altar  of  God, 
I  Unto  God  my  exceeding  joy  : 

Yea,  upon  the  harp  will  I  praise  thee,  0  God  my  God. 

5  Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul  ?  and  why  art  thou  disquieted 

within  me  ? 
j  Hope  in  God :  for  I  shall  yet  praise  him, 
(  Who  is  the  health  of  my  countenance,  and  my  God. 


8-i  THE    PSALTER. 

LESSON   28. 

Psalm  xliv. 

To  the  chief  Musician  for  the  sons  of  Korah,  Maschil, 

j  TyE  have  heard  with  our  ears,  O  God, 
(    '  '  Our  fathers  have  told  us, 

What  work  thou  didst  in  their  days,  in  the  times  of  old. 

2  How  thou  didst  drive  out  the  heathen  with  thy  hand,  and  plantedst 

them ; 
How  thou  didst  afflict  the  people,  and  cast  them  out. 

3  (For  they  got  not  the  land  in  possession  by  their  own  sword, 
( JS7 either  did  their  own  arm  save  them  : 

Bat  thy  right  hand,  and  thine  arm,  and  the  light  of  thy  countenance, 
because  thou  hadst  a  favour  unto  them. 

4  Thou  art  my  King,  O  God  : 

Command  deliverances  for  Jacob. 
b  Through  thee  will  we  push  down  our  enemies : 

Through  thy  name  will  we  tread  them  under  that  rise  up  against  us. 
0  For  I  will  not  trust  in  my  bow, 

Neither  shall  my  sword  save  me. 

7  But  thou  hast  saved  us  from  our  enemies,  • 

And  hast  put  them  to  shame  that  hated  us. 

8  In  God  we  boast  all  the  day  long, 

And  praise  thy  name  for  ever.     (Selah.) 

9  But  thou  hast  cast  off,  and  put  us  to  shame ; 

And  goest  not  forth  with  our  armies. 

10  Thou  makest  us  to  turn  back  from  the  enemy : 

And  they  which  hate  us  spoil  for  themselves. 

11  Thou  hast  given  us  like  sheep  appointed  for  meat; 

And  hast  scattered  us  among  the  heathen. 

12  Thou  sellest  thy  people  for  nought, 

And  dost  not  increase  thy  wealth  by  their  price. 

13  Thou  makest  us  a  reproach  to  our  neighbours, 

A  scorn  and  a  derision  to  them  that  are  round  about  us. 

14  Thou  makest  us  a  byword  among  the  heathen, 

A  shaking  of  the  head  among  the  people. 

15  My  confusion  is  continually  before  me, 

And  the  shame  of  my  face  hath  covered  me, 


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16  For  the  voice  of  him  that  reproacheth  and  blasphemeth ; 

By  reason  of  the  enemy  and  avenger. 

17  All  this  is  come  upon  us;  yet  have  we  not  forgotten  thee, 

Neither  have  we  dealt  falsely  in  thy  covenant. 

18  Onr  heart  is  not  turned  back, 

Neither  have  our  steps  declined  from  thy  way  ; 

19  Though  thou  hast  sore  broken  us  in  the  place  of  dragons, 

And  covered  us  with  the  shadow  of  death. 

20  If  we  have  forgotten  the  name  of  our  God, 

Or  stretched  out  our  hands  to  a  strange  god  ; 

21  Shall  not  God  search  this  out? 

For  he  knoweth  the  secrets  of  the  heart. 

22  Yea,  for  thy  sake  are  we  killed  all  the  day  long; 

We  are  counted  as  sheep  for  the  slaughter. 

23  Awake,  why  sleepest  thou,  O  Lord? 

Arise,  cast  us  not  off  for  ever. 

24  Wherefore  hidest  thou  thy  face, 

And  forgettest  our  affliction  and  our  oppression  ? 

25  For  our  soul  is  bowed  down  to  the  dust : 

Our  belly  cleaveth  unto  the  earth. 
2G  Arise  for  our  help, 

And  redeem  us  for  thy  mercies''  sake. 


LESSON    29. 

Psalm  xlv. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Shoshannim,  for  the  sons  of  Korah,  Maschil,  A  Song  of  loves. 

Y  heart  is  inditing  a  good  matter : 


-"-*-I  speak  of  the  things  which  I  have  made  touching  tbe  king : 
My  tongue  is  the  pen  of  a  ready  writer. 

2  )  Thou  art  fairer  than  the  children  of  men  : 
)  Grace  is  poured  into  thy  lips : 

Therefore  God  hath  blessed  thee  for  ever. 

3  Gird  thy  sword  upon  thy  thigh,  O  most  mighty, 

With  thy  glory  and  thy  majesty. 

4  j  And  in  thy  majesty  ride  prosperously, 

\  Because  of  truth  and  meekness  and  righteousness ; 
And  thy  right  hand  shall  teach  thee  terrible  things. 


86  THE    PSALTER. 

5  Thine  arrows  are  sharp  in  the  heart  of  the  king's  enemies ; 

Whereby  the  people  fall  under  thee. 

6  Thy  throne,  O  God,  is  for  ever  and  ever : 

The  sceptre  of  thy  kingdom  is  a  right  sceptre. 
hi  Thou  lovest  righteousness,  and  hatest  wickedness  : 
(  Therefore  God,  thy  God,  hath  anointed  thee 
{  With  the  oil  of  gladness  above  thy  fellows. 

8  All  thy  garments  smell  of  myrrh,  and  aloes,  and  cassia, 

Out  of  the  ivory  palaces,  whereby  they  have  made  thee  glad. 

9  Kings'  daughters  ivere  among  thy  honourable  women  : 

C  Upon  thy  right  hand  did  stand  the  queen 
{  In  gold  of  Ophir. 

10  Hearken,  O  daughter,  and  consider,  and  incline  thine -ear; 

Forget  also  thine  own  people,  and  thy  father 's  house  ; 

11  So  shall  the  king  greatly  desire  thy  beauty : 

For  he  is  thy  Lord  ;  and  worshij)  thou  him. 

12  And  the  daughter  of  Tyre  shall  be  there  with  a  gift; 

Even  the  rich  among  the  people  shall  entreat  thy  favour. 

13  The  king's  daughter  is  all  glorious  within  : 

Her  clothing  is  of  wrought  gold. 

14  She  shall  be  brought  unto  the  king  in  raiment  of  needlework  : 

The  virgins  her  companions  that  follow  her  shall  be  brought  unto 
thee. 

15  With  gladness  and  rejoicing  shall  they  be  brought: 

They  shall  enter  into  the  king's  palace. 

16  Instead  of  thy  fathers  shall  be  thy  children, 

Whom  thou  mayest  make  princes  in  all  the  earth. 

17  1  will  make  thy  name  to  be  remembered  in  all  generations : 

Therefore  shall  the  people  praise  thee  for  ever  and  ever. 

Psalm:  xlvt. 

To  the  chief  Musician  for  the  sons  of  Korah,  A  Song  upon  Alamoth. 

OD  is  our  refuge  and  strength, 


G 


A  very  present  help  in  trouble. 

2  Therefore  will  not  we  fear,  though  the  earth  be  removed, 

And  though  the  mountains  be  carried  into  the  midst  of  the  sea  ; 

3  Though  the  waters  thereof  roar  and  be  troubled, 

Though  the  mountains  shake  with  the  swelling  thereof.     (Selah.) 


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4  There  is  a  river,  the  streams  whereof  shall  make  glad  the  city  of  God  , 

The  holy  place  of  the  tabernacles  of  the  Most  High. 

5  God  is  in  the  midst  of  her ;  she  shall  not  be  moved : 

God  shall  help  her,  and  that  right  earhj. 

6  The  heathen  raged,  the  kingdoms  were  moved : 

He  uttered  his  voice,  the  earth  melted. 
Hi  The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us  ; 

The  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge.     (Selah.) 

8  Come,  behold  the  works  of  the  Lord, 

What  desolations  he  hath  made  in  the  earth. 

9  He  maketh  wars  to  cease  unto  the  end  of  the  earth  ; 

j  He  breaketh  the  bow,  and  cutteth  the  spear  in  sunder  ; 
{  He  bumeth  the  chariot  in  the  fire. 

10  Be  still,  and  know  that  I  am  God : 

/  will  be  exalted  among  the  heathen,  1  will  be  exalted  in  the  earth. 

11  The  Lord  of  hosts  m  with  us ; 

The  God  of  Jacob  is  our  refuge.     (Selah.) 


LESSON    30. 

Psalm  xlvti. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  a  Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

OH  clap  your  hands,  all  ye  people  ; 
Shout  unto  God  with  the  voice  of  triumph. 

2  For  the  Lord  most  high  is  terrible  ; 

He  is  a  great  King  over  all  the  earth. 

3  He  shall  subdue  the  people  under  us, 

And  the  nations  under  our  feet. 

4  He  shall  choose  our  inheritance  for  us, 

The  excellency  of  Jacob  whom  he  loved.     (Selah.) 

5  God  is  gone  up  with  a  shout, 

The  LORD  with  the  sound  of  a  trumpet. 

6  Sing  praises  to  God,  sing  praises : 

Sing  praises  unto  our  King,  sing  praises. 

7  For  God  is  the  King  of  all  the  earth  : 

Sing  ye  praises  with  understanding. 

8  God  reigneth  over  the  heathen : 

God  sitteth  upon  the  throne  of  his  holiness. 


88  THE     PSALTER. 

9  The  princes  of  the  people  are  gathered  together, 
Even  the  people  of  the  God  of  Abraham  : 
For  the  shields  of  the  earth  belong  unto  God  : 
He  is  greatly  exalted. 

Psalm  xlviii. 

A  Song  and  Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Koran. 

GREAT  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly  to  be  praised 
In  the  city  of  our  God,  in  the  mountain  of  his  holiness. 

2  Beautiful  for  situation,  the  joy  of  the  whole  earth, 

j  Is  mount  Zion,  on  the  sides  of  the  north, 
i  The  city  of  the  great  King. 

3  God  is  known  in  her  palaces  for  a  refuge. 

4  For,  lo,  the  kings  were  assembled,  they  passed  by  together. 

5  They  saw  it,  and  so  they  marvelled ; 

They  were  troubled,  and  hasted  away. 

6  Fear  took  hold  upon  them  there,  and  pain,  as  of  a  woman  in  travail. 

7  Thou  breakest  the  thips  of  Tarshish  with  an  east  wind. 

8  j  As  we  have  heard,  so  have  we  seen 

( In  the  city  of  the  Lord  of  hosts,  in  the  city  of  our  God  : 
God  will  establish  it  for  ever.     (Selah.) 

9  We  have  thought  of  thy  lovingkindness,  0  God, 

In  the  midst  of  thy  temple* 

10  j  According  to  thy  name,  0  God,  so  is  thy  praise 
(  Unto  the  ends  of  the  earth  : 

Thy  right  hand  is  full  of  righteousness. 

11  Let  mount  Zion  rejoice, 

j  Let  the  daughters  of  Judah  be  glad, 
( Because  of  thy  judgments. 

12  Walk  about  Zion,  and  go  round  about  her : 

Tell  the  towers  thereof. 

13  j  Mark  ye  well  her  bulwarks, 
( Consider  her  palaces ; 

That  ye  may  tell  it  to  the  generation  following. 

14  For  this  God  is  our  God  for  ever  and  ever : 

He  will  be  our  guide  even  unto  death. 


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LESSON    31. 

Psalm  xlix. 

To  the  cldef  Musician,  A  Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Koran. 

HEAR  this,  all  ye  people ; 
Give  ear,  all  ye  inhabitants  of  the  world : 

2  Both  low  and  high, 

Rich  and  poor,  together. 

3  My  mouth  shall  speak  of  wisdom ; 

And  the  meditation  of  my  heart  shall  be  of  understanding. 

4  I  will  incline  mine  ear  to  a  parable  : 

/  will  open  my  dark  saying  upon  the  harp. 

5  Wherefore  should  I  fear  in  the  days  of  evil, 

When  the  iniquity  of  my  heels  shall  compass  me  about? 

6  They  that  trust  in  their  wealth, 

And  boast  themselves  in  the  multitude  of  their  riches  ; 

7  Xone  of  them  can  by  any  means  redeem  his  brother, 

Nor  give  to  God  a  ransom  for  him : 

8  (For  the  redemption  of  their  soul  is  precious, 

And  it  ceasethfor  ever :) 

9  That  he  should  still  live  for  ever, 

And  not  see  corruption.  t 

10  For  he  seeth  that  wise  men  die, 

(  Likewise  the  fool  and  the  brutish  per srn  perish, 
(  And  leave  their  wealth  to  others. 

11  J  Their  inward  thought  is,  that  their  houses  shall  continue  for  ever, 
(  And  their  dwelling  places  to  all  generations ; 

They  call  their  lands  after  their  own  names. 

12  Nevertheless  man  being  in  honor  abideth  not : 

He  is  like  the  beasts  that  perish. 

13  This  their  way  is  their  folly : 

Yet  their  posterity  approve  their  sayings.     (Selah.) 

14  J  Like  sheep  they  are  laid  in  the  grave;  death  shall  feed  on  them  ; 

(  And  the  upright  shall  have  dominion  over  them  in  the  morning; 
And  their  beauty  shall  consume  in  the  grave  from  their  dwelling. 

15  But  God  will  redeem  my  soul  from  the  power  of  the  grave: 

For  he  shall  receive  me.     (Selah.) 


90  THE    PSALTER. 

16  Be  not  thou  afraid  when  one  is  made  rich, 

When  the  glory  of  his  house  is  increased; 

17  For  when  he  dieth  he  shall  carry  nothing  away : 

His  glory  shall  not  descend  after  him. 

18  Though  while  he  lived  he  blessed  his  soul  : 

And  men  will  praise  thee,  when  thou  doest  well  to  thyself 

19  He  shall  go  to  the  generation  of  his  fathers  ; 

They  shall  never  see  light. 

20  Man  that  is  in  honour,  and  understandeth  not, 

Is  like  the  beasts  that  perish. 


LESSON    32. 

Psalm  l. 

A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

HE  mighty  God,  even  the  Lord,  hath  spoken, 


T 


And  called  the  earth  from  the  rising  of  the  sun  unto  the  going  down 
thereof. 

2  Out  of  Zion,  the  perfection  of  beauty,  God  hath  shined. 

3  Our  God  shall  come,  and  shall  not  keep  silence  : 
A  fire  shall  devour  before  him, 

And  it  shall  be  very  tempestuous  round  about  him. 

4  He  shall  call  to  the  heavens  from  above, 

And  to  the  earth,  that  he  may  judge  his  people. 

5  Gather  my  saints  together  unto  me ; 

Those  that  have  made  a  covenant  with  me  by  sacrifice. 

6  And  the  heavens  shall  declare  his  righteousness 

For  God  is  judge  himself.    (Selah.) 

7  (Hear,  0  my  people,  and  I  will  speak  ; 

i  O  Israel,  and  I  will  testify  against  thee  : 
/  am  God,  even  thy  God. 

8  I  will  not  reprove  thee  for  thy  sacrifices 

Or  thy  burnt  offerings,  to  have  been  continually  before  me. 

9  I  will  take  no  "bullock  out  of  thy  house, 

Nor  he  goats  out  of  thy  folds  : 
10  For  every  beast  of  the  forest  is  mine, 

And  the  cattle  upon  a  thousand  hills. 


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111  know  all  the  fowls  of  the  mountains  : 

And  the  wild  beasts  of  the  field  are  mine. 

12  If  I  were  hungry,  I  would  not  tell  thee : 

For  the  world  is  mine,  and  the  fulness  thereof. 

13  Will  I  eat  the  flesh  of  bulls, 

Or  drink  the  blood  of  goats  ? 

14  Offer  unto  God  thanksgiving; 

And  pay  thy  vows  unto  the  Most  High  : 

15  And  call  upon  me  in  the  day  of  trouble : 

/  will  deliver  thee,  and  thou  shalt  glorify  me. 

16  (But  unto  the  wicked  God  saith, 

I  What  hast  thou  to  do  to  declare  my  statutes, 

Or  that  thou  shouldest  take  my  covenant  in  thy  mouth  f 
1*7  Seeing  thou  hatest  instruction, 

And  easiest  my  words  behind  thee. 

18  When  thou  sawesta  thief,  then  thou  consentedst  with  him, 

And  hast  been  partaker  with  adulterers. 

19  Thou  givest  thy  mouth  to  evil, 

And  thy  tongue  frameth  deceit. 

20  Thou  sittest  and  speakest  against  thy  brother ; 

Thou  slanderest  thine  own  mother's  son. 

21  (The-e  things  hast  thou  done,  and  I  kept  silence; 

(Thou  thoughtest  that  I  was  altogether  such  a  one  as  thyself: 
But  i"  will  reprove  thee,  and  set  them  in  order  before  thine  eyes. 

22  Now  consider  this,  ye  that  forget  God, 

Lest  I  tear  you  in  pieces,  and  there  be  none  to  deliver. 

23  Whoso  ofFereth  praise  glorifieth  me : 

And  to  him  that  ordereth  his  conversation  aright  will  I  shew  the 
salvation  of  God. 


LESSON    33. 

Psalm  li. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David,  when  Nathan  the  prophet  came  unto  him,  after  he  had  gone 
in  to  Bath-sheba. 


H 


AVE  mercy  upon  me,  0  God,  according  to  thy  lovingkindness  : 
According  unto  the  multitude  of  thy   tender  mercies  blot  out  my 
to  ansgressions. 


92  THEPSALTEE. 

2  Wash  me  thoroughly  from  mine  iniquity, 

And  cleanse  me  from  my  sin. 

3  For  I  acknowledge  my  transgressions : 

And  my  sin  is  ever  before  me. 

4  Against  thee,  thee  only,  have  I  sinned, 

And  done  this  evil  in  thy  sight : 
That  thou  mightest  be  justified  when  thou  speakest, 
And  be  clear  zvhen  thoujudgest. 

5  Behold,  I  was  shapen  in  iniquity ; 

And  in  sin  did  my  mother  conceive  me. 

6  Behold,  thou  desirest  truth  in  the  inward  parts : 

And  in  the  hidden  part  thou  shalt  make  me  to  know  wisdom._ 

7  Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I  shall  be  clean : 

Wash  me,  and  I  shall  be  whiter  than  snow. 

8  Make  me  to  hear  joy  and  gladness  ; 

That  the  bones  which  thou  hast  broken  may  rejoice. 

9  Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins, 

And  blot  out  all  mine  iniquities. 

10  Create  in  me  a  clean  heart,  O  God ;    .  % 

And  reneiv  a  right  spirit  within  me. 

11  Cast  me  not  away  from  thy  presence; 

And  take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit  from  me. 

12  Restore  unto  me  the  joy  of  thy  salvation  ; 

And  uphold  me  with  thy  free  Spirit. 

13  Then  will  I  teach  transgressors  thy  ways ; 

And  sinners  shall  be  converted  unto  thee. 

14  Deliver  me  from  blood  guiltiness,  0  God,  thou  God  of  my  salvation 

And  my  tongue  shall  sing  aloud  of  thy  righteousness. 

15  0  Lord,  open  thou  my  lips ; 

And  my  mouth  shall  shew  forth  thy  praise. 

16  For  thou  desirest  not  sacrifice ;  else  would  I  give  it : 

Thou  delightest  not  in  burnt  offering. 

17  The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit : 

A  broken  and  a  contrite  heart,  0  God,  thou  wilt  not  despise. 

18  Do  good  in  thy  good  pleasure  unto  Zion  : 

Build  thou  the  walls  of  Jerusalem. 

19  Then  shalt  thou  be  pleased  with  the  sacrifices  of  righteousness,  with 

burnt  offering  and  whole  burnt  offering  : 
Then  shall  they  offer  bullocks  upon  thine  altar. 


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LESSON    34. 

Psalm  lii. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  Maschil,  A  Psalm  of  David,  whenDoeg  the  Edomite  came  and  told  Saul,  and 
said  unto  him,  David  is  come  to  the  house  of  Ahimelech. 

WHY  boastetk  thou  thyself  in  mischief,  O  mighty  man  ? 
The  goodness  of  God  endureth  continually. 

2  Thy  tongue  deviseth  mischiefs ; 

Like  a  sharjy  razor,  working  deceitfully. 

3  Thou  lovest  evil  more  than  good ; 

And  lying  rather  than  to  speak  righteousness.    (Selah.) 

4  Thou  lovest  all  devouring  words,  0  thou  deceitful  tongue. 

5  God  shall  likewise  destroy  thee  for  ever. 

He  shall  take  thee  away,  and  pluck  thee  out  of  thy  dwelling  place, 
And  root  thee  out  of  the  land  of  the  living.     (Selah.) 

6  The  righteous  also  shall  see,  and  fear, 

And  shall  laugh  at  him : 
*l  Lo,  this  is   the  man  that  made  not  God  his  strength  ; 

But  trusted  in  the  abundance  of  his  riches,  and  strengthened  him- 
self in  his  wickedness. 

8  But  I  am  like  a  green  olive  tree  in  the  honse  of  God  : 

/  trust  in  the  mercy  of  God  for  ever  and  ever. 

9  I  will  praise  thee  for  ever,  because  thou  hast  done  it  : 

And  I  will  wait  on  thy  name  ;  for  it  is  good  before  thy  saints. 

Psalm  Lrn. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Mahalath,  Maschil,  A  Paalm  of  David. 

THE  fool  hath  said  in  his  heart,  There  is  no  God. 
j  Corrupt  are  they,  and  have  done  abominable  iniquity : 
I  There  is  none  that  doeth  good. 

2  God  looked  down  from  heaven  upon  the  children  of  men, 

j  To  see  if  there  were  any  that  did  understand, 
(  That  did  seek  God. 

3  Every  one  of  them  is  gone  back:  they  are  altogether  become  filthy  > 

\  There  is  none  that  doeth  good, 
{  No,  not  one. 


94  THE     PSALTER. 

4  Have  the  workers  of  iniquity  no  knowledge  ? 

j  Wlw  eat  up  my  people  as  they  eat  bread: 
(  They  have  not  called  upon  God. 

5  There  were  they  in  great  fear,  where  no  fear  was  : 
For  God  hath  scattered  the  bones  of  him  that  encampeth  against 

thee : 
Thou  hast  put  them  to  shame,  because  God  hath  despised  them. 

6  Oh  that  the  salvation  of  Israel  were  come  out  of  Zion ! 

j  When  God  bringeth  back  the  captivity  of  his  people, 
I  Jacob  shall  rejoice,  and  Israel  shall  be  glad. 

Psalm  liv. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  Maschil,  A  Psalm  of  David,  when  the  Ziphim  came  and  said  t° 
Saul,  Doth  not  David  hide  himself  with  us  ? 

SAVE  me,  O  God,  by  thy  name, 
And  judge  me  by  thy  strength. 

2  Hear  my  prayer,  O  God ; 

Give  ear  to  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

3  j  For  strangers  are  risen  up  against  me, 
( And  oppressors  seek  after  my  soul : 

They  have  not  set  God  before  them.     (Selah.) 

4  Behold,  God  is  mine  helper  : 

The  Lord  is  with  them  that  uphold  my  soul. 

5  He  shall  reward  evil  unto  mine  enemies  : 

Cut  them  off  in  thy  truth. 

6  I  will  freely  sacrifice  unto  thee  : 

1  will  praise  thy  name,  0  LORD  ;  for  it  is  good. 
1  For  he  hath  delivered  me  out  of  all  trouble  : 

And  mine  eye  hath  seen  his  desire  upon  mine  enemies. 


LESSON    35. 

Psalm  lv. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  Maschil,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

GIVE  ear  to  my  prayer,  O  God ; 
And  hide  not  thyself  from  my  supplication. 
2  Attend  unto  me,  and  hear  me : 

/  mourn  in  my  complaint,  and  make  a  noise  ; 


lesson  35.  95 

3  Because  of  the  voice  of  the  enemy,  because  of  the  oppression  of  the 
wicked : 

For  they  cast  iniquity  upon  me,  and  in  wrath  they  hate  me. 
4t  My  heart  is  sore  pained  within  me  : 

And  the  terrors  of  death  are  fallen  upon  me. 

5  Fearful  ness  and  trembling  are  come  upon  me, 

And  horror  hath  overwhelmed  me. 

6  And  I  said,  Oh  that  I  had  wings  like  a  dove ! 

For  then  would  I  fly  away,  and  be  at  rest. 

7  Lo,  then  would  I  wander  far  off, 

And  remain  in  the  wilderness.     (Selah.) 

8  I  would  hasten  my  escape 

From  the  windy  storm  and  tempest. 

9  Destroy,  0  Lord,  and  divide  their  tongues : 

For  I  have  seen  violence  and  strife  in  the  city. 

10  Day  and  night  they  go  about  it  upon  the  walls  thereof: 

Mischief  also  and  sorrow  are  in  the  midst  of  it. 

11  Wickedness  is  in  the  midst  thereof: 

Deceit  and  guile  depart  not  from  her  streets. 

12  For  it  was  not  an  enemy  that  reproached  me ;  then  could  I  have 

borne  it: 

5  Neither  was  it  he  that  hated  me  that  did  magnify  himself  against 
me  ; 
Then  I  would  have  hid  myself  from  him: 

13  But  it  was  thou,  a  man  mine  equal,  my  guide,  and  mine  acquaint- 

ance. 

14  j  We  took  sweet  counsel  together, 

l  And  icalked  unto  the  house  of  God  in  company. 

15  J  Let  death  seize  upon  them, 

(  And  let  them  go  down  quick  into  hell : 

For  wickedness  is  in  their  dwellings,  and  among  them. 

16  As  for  me,  I  will  call  upon  God; 

And  the  LORD  shall  save  me. 

17  Evening,  and  morning,  and  at  noon,  will  I  pray,  and  cry  aloud  : 

And  he  shall  hear  my  voice. 

18  He  hath  delivered  my  soul  in  peace  from  the  battle  that  was  against 

me : 
For  there  were  many  with  me. 


96  THE    PSALT  ER. 

19  God  shall  hear,  and  afflict  them, 

Even  he  that  abideth  of  old.     (Selah.) 
Because  they  have  no  changes, 
Therefore  they  fear  not  God. 

20  He  hath  put  forth  his  hands  against  such  as  be  at  peace  with  him  : 

He  hath  broken  his  covenant. 

21  The  words  of  his  mouth  were  smoother  than  butter,  but  war  was  in 

his  heart : 
His  words  were  softer  than  oil,  yet  were  they  drawn  swords. 

22  j  Cast  thy  burden  upon  the  Lord, 
(  And  he  shall  sustain  thee  : 

He  shall  never  suffer  the  righteous  to  be  moved. 

23  j  But  thou,  0  God,  shalt  bring  them  down  into  the  pit  of  destruction  : 
(  Bloody  and  deceitful  men  shall  not  live  out  half  their  days ; 

But  I  will  trust  in  thee. 


LESSON    36. 

Psalm  lvi. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Jonath-elem-rechokhn,  Michtam  of  David,  when  the  Philistines  took 

him  in  Gath. 

BE  merciful  unto  me,  O  God  :  for  man  would  swallow  me  up  ; 
He  fighting  daily  oppresseth  me. 

2  Mine  enemies  would  daily  swallow  me  up : 

For  they  be  many  that  fight  against  me,  0  thou  Most  High. 

3  What  time  I  am  afraid,  I  will  trust  in  thee. 

4  In  God  I  will  praise  his  word, 
In  God  I  have  put  ray  trust ; 

/  will  not  fear  what  flesh  can  do  unto  me. 

5  Every  day  they  wrest  my  words : 

All  their  thoughts  are  against  me  for  evil. 

6  They  gather  themselves  together,  they  hide  themselves, 

They  mark  my  steps,  when  they  wait  for  my  soul. 
*7  Shall  they  escape  by  iniquity  ? 

In  thine  anger  cast  down  the  people,  0  God. 
8  Thou  tellest  my  wanderings  : 

(  Put  thou  my  tears  into  thy  bottle : 
{  Are  they  not  in  thy  book  ? 


lesson  36.  97 

9  "When  I  cry  unto  thee,  then  shall  mine  enemies  turn  back : 
This  I  know  ;  for  God  is  for  me. 

10  In  God  will  I  praise  his  word  : 

In  the  LOtxD  will  I  praise  his  word. 

11  In  God  have  I  put  my  trust : 

I  will  not  be  afraid  what  man  can  do  unto  me. 

12  Thy  vows  are  upon  me,  0  God : 

/  will  render  praises  unto  thee. 

13  j  For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  death  : 
I  Wilt  not  thou  deliver  my  feet  from  falling, 

That  I  may  walk  before  God  in  the  light  of  the  living  / 

Psalm  LYII. 
To  the  chief  Musician  Al-taschith,  Michtam  of  David,  when  he  fled  from  Saul  in  the  cave. 

j  T)E  merciful  unto  me,  0  God,  be  merciful  unto  me, 
(  D    For  my  soul  trusteth  in  thee  : 

j  Yea,  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I  make  my  refuge, 

I  Until  these  calamities  be  overpast. 

2  I  will  cry  unto  God  most  high ; 

Unto  God  that  performeth  all  things  for  me. 

3  J  He  shall  send  from  heaven,  and  save  me 

I  From  the  reproach  of  him  that  would  swallow  me  up.     (Selah.) 
God  shall  send  forth  his  mercy  and  his  truth. 

4  j  My  soul  is  among  lions : 

( And  I  lie  even  among  them  that  are  set  on  fire,  even  the  sons  of  men, 
j  Whose  teeth  are  spears  and  arrows, 
(  And  their  tongue  a  sharp  sword. 

5  Be  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above  the  heavens ; 

Let  thy  glory  be  above  all  the  earth. 

6  j  They  have  prepared  a  net  for  my  steps ; 
(  My  soul  is  bowed  down : 

j  They  have  digged  a  pit  before  me, 

{  Into  the  midst  whereof  they  are  fallen  themselves.     (Selah.) 

7  My  heart  is  fixed,  O  God,  my  heart  is  fixed : 

/  will  sing  and  give  praise. 

8  j  Awake  up,  my  glory ; 

(  Awake,  psaltery  and  harp  : 
/  mvself  will  awake  early. 

7 


98  THE    PSALTER. 

9  I  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord,  among  the  people : 
/  will  sing  unto  thee  among  the  nations. 

10  For  thy  mercy  is  great  unto  the  heavens, 

And  thy  truth  unto  the  clouds. 

11  Be  thou  exalted,  0  God,  above  the  heavens : 

Let  thy  glory  be  above  all  the  earth. 


LESSON    37. 

Psalm  lviii. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  Al-taschith,  Mitcham  of  David. 

DO  ye  indeed  speak  righteousness,  O  congregation  ? 
Do  ye  judge  uprightly,  0  ye  sons  of  men  ? 

2  Yea,  in  heart  ye  work  "wickedness ; 

Ye  weigh  the  violence  of  your  hands  in  the  earth, 

3  The  wicked  are  estranged  from  the  womb : 

They  go  astray  as  loon  as  they  be  born,  speaking  lies. 

4  Their  poison  is  like  the  poison  of  a  serpent : 

They  are  like  the  deaf  adder  that  stoppeth  her  ear  ; 

5  Which  will  not  hearken  to  the  voice  of  charmers, 

Charming  never  so  wisely. 

6  Break  their  teeth,  0  God,  in  their  mouth  : 

Break  out  the  great  teeth  of  the  young  lions,  0  LORD. 
*l  Let  them  melt  away  as  waters  which  run  continually  : 

When  he  bendeth  his  bow  to  shoot  his  arrows,  let  them  be  as  cut 
in  pieces. 

8  As  a  snail  which  melteth,  let  every  one  of  them  pass  away  : 

Like  the  untimely  birth  of  a  woman,  that  they  may  not  see  the  sun. 

9  Before  your  pots  can  feel  the  thorns, 

He  shall  take  them  away  as  with  a  whirlwind,  both  living,  and  in 
his  wrath. 

10  The  righteous  shall  rejoice  when  he  seeth  the  vengeance : 

He  shall  ivash  his  feet  in  the  blood  of  the  wicked. 

11  So  that  a  man  shall  say,  Verily  there  is  a  reward  for  the  righteous  : 

Verily  he  is  a  God  that  judgeth  in  the  earth, 


lesson   37.  99 

Psalm  lix. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  Al-taschith,  Mitchtam  of  David;  when  Saul  sent,  and  they  watched  the 

house  to  kill  him. 

DELIVER  me  from  mine  enemies,  0  my  God  : 
Defend  me  from  them  that  rise  up  against  me. 

2  Deliver  me  from  the  workers  of  iniquity, 

And  save  me  from  bloody  men. 

3  j  For,  lo,  tbey  lie  in  wait  for  my  soul : 

(  The  mighty  are  gathered  against  me ; 

Not  for  my  transgression,  nor  for  my  sin,  0  L  ORD. 

4  They  run  and  prepare  themselves  without  my  fault : 

Awake  to  help  me,  and  behold. 

5  j  Thou  therefore,  0  Lord  God  of  hosts,  the  God  of  Israel, 
1  Awake  to  visit  all  the  heathen : 

Be  not  merciful  to  any  wicked  transgressors.     (Selah.) 
G  They  return  at  evening :  they  make  a  noise  like  a  dog, 
And  go  round  about  the  city. 

7  Behold,  they  belch  out  with  their  mouth  : 

j  Swords  are  in  their  lips : 

( For  who,  say  they,  doth  hear? 

8  But  thou,  0  Lord,  shalt  laugh  at  them ; 

Thou  shalt  have  all  the  heathen  in  derision. 

9  Because  of\m  strength  will  I  wait  upon  thee: 

For  God  is  my  defence. 

10  The  God  of  mercy  shall  prevent  me : 

God  shall  let  me  see  my  desire  upon  mine  enemies. 

11  Slay  them  not,  lest  my  people  forget : 

{Scatter  them  by  thy  power ;  and  bring  them  down, 
I  0  Lord  our  shield. 

12  j  For  the  sin  of  their  mouth  and  the  words  of  their  lips 
I  Let  them  even  be  taken  in  their  pride  : 

And  for  cursing  and  lying  which  they  speak. 

13  Consume  them  in  wrath,  consume  them,  that  they  may  not  be : 

j  And  let  them  know  that   God  ruleth  in  Jacob 
(  Unto  the  ends  of  the  earth.     (Selah.) 

14  And  at  evening  let  them  return ;  and  let  them  make  a  noise  like  a 

dog, 
And  go  round  about  the  city. 


100  THE     PSALTER. 

15  Let  them  wander  up  and  down  for  meat, 

And  grudge  if  they  be  not  satisfied. 

16  C  But  I  will  sing  of  thy  power  ; 

(  Yea,  I  will  sing  aloud  of  thy  mercy  in  the  morning : 
j  For  thou  hast  been  my  defence 
{  And  refuge  in  the  day  of  my  trouble. 


LESSON    38. 

Psalm  lx. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Shushan-eduth,  Michtam  of  David,  to  teach ;  when  he  strove  with 
Aratn-naharaim  and  with  Aram-zobah,  when  Joab  returned,  and  smote  of  Edom  in  the  valley  of 
salt  twelve  thousand. 

0GOD,  thou  hast  cast  us  off,  thou  hast  scattered  us, 
Thou  hast  been  disjileased  ;  oh   turn  thyself  to  us  again. 

2  Thou  hast  made  the  earth  to  tremble ;  thou  hast  broken  it : 

Heal  the  breaches  thereof ;  for  it  shaketh. 

3  Thou  has  shewed  thy  people  hard  things  : 

Thou  hast  made  us  to  drink  the  wine  of  astonishment. 

4  Thou  hast  given  a  banner  to  them  that  fear  thee, 

That  it  may  be  displayed  because  of  the  truth.     (Selah.) 

5  That  thy  beloved  may  be  delivered  ; 

Save  with  thy  right  hand,  and  hear  me. 

6  j  God  hath  spoken  in  his  holiness; 

( I  will  rejoice  :  I  will  divide  Shechem, 
And  mete  out  the  valley  of  Succoth. 
*I  Gilead  is  mine,  and  Manasseh  is  mine ; 

j  Ephraim  also  is  the  strength  of  mine  head  ; 
I  Judah  is  my  lawgiver  ; 

8  j  Moab  is  my  washpot ; 

(  Over  Edom  will  I  cast  out  my  shoe : 
Philistia,  triumph  thou  because  of  me. 

9  Who  will  bring  me  into  the  strong  city  ? 

Who  will  lead  me  into  Edom  ? 

10  Wilt  not  thou,  0  God,  which  hadst  cast  us  off? 

And  thou,  0  God,  which  didst  not  go  out  with  our  armies  t 

1 1  Give  us  help  from  trouble  : 

For  vain  is  the  help  of  man. 

12  Through  God  we  shall  do  valiantly  : 

For  he  it  is  that  shall  tread  down  our  enemies. 


LESSON     39.  101 

Psalm  lxi. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Neginah,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

HEAR  my  cry,  0  God  ; 
Attend  unto  my  'prayer. 

2  From  the  end  of  the  earth  will  I  cry  unto  thee,  when  my  heart  is 

overwhelmed : 
Lead  me  to  the  rock  that  is  higher  than  I. 

3  For  thou  hast  been  a  shelter  for  me, 

And  a  strong  tower  from  the  enemy. 

4  I  will  abide  in  thy  tabernacle  for  ever : 

/  will  trust  in  the  covert  of  thy  icings.     (Selah.) 

5  For  thou,  0  God,  hast  heard  my  vows : 

Thou  hast  given  me  the  heritage  of  those  that  fear  thy  name. 
C  Thou  wilt  prolong  the  king's  life : 

And  his  years  as  many  generations. 
1  He  shall  abide  before  God  for  ever : 

Oh  prepare  mercy  and  truth,  which  may  preserve  him* 
8  So  will  I  sing  praise  unto  thy  name  for  ever, 

That  I  may  daily  perform  my  vows. 


LESSON    39. 

Psalm  lxlt. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  to  Jeduthun,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

RULY  my  soul  waiteth  upon  God  : 


T 


From,  him  cometh  my  salvation. 

2  He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation  ; 

He  is  my  defence  ;  I  shall  not  be  greatly  moved. 

3  How  long  will  ye  imagine  mischief  against  a  man  ]  . 

Ye  shall  be  slain  all  of  you  ;  as  a  bowing  wall  shall  ye  be,  and  as 
a  tottering  fence. 

4  They  only  consult  to  cast  him  down  from  his  excellency  : 

j  They  delight  in  lies:  they  bless  with  their  mouth, 
[But  they  curse  inwardly.     (Selah.) 

5  My  soul,  wait  thou  only  upon  God ; 

For  my  expectation  is  from  him. 


102  THE    PSALTER. 

6  He  only  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation : 

He  is  my  defence  ;  I  shall  not  be  moved. 

7  In  God  is  my  salvation  and  my  glory : 

The  rock  of  my  strength,  and  my  refuge,  is  in  God. 

8  j  Trust  in  him  at  all  times  ; 

i Ye  people,  pour  out  your  heart  before  him  : 
God  is  a  refuge  for  us.     (Selah.) 

9  Surely  men  of  low  degree  are  vanity,  and  men  of  high  degree  are  a 

lie: 
To  be  laid  in  the  balance,  they  are  altogether  lighter  than  vanity. 

10  Trust  not  in  oppression,  and  become  not  vain  in  robbery  : 

If  riches  increase,  set  not  your  heart  upon  them. 

1 1  j  God  hath  spoken  once ; 

(  Twice  have  I  heard  this ; 

That  power  belongeth  unto  God. 

12  Also  unto  thee,  O  Lord,  belongeth  mercy  : 

For  thou  renderest  to  every  man  according  to  his  work. 


Psalm  lxiti. 

A  Psalm  of  David,  when  he  was  in  the  wilderness  of  Judah. 

0GOD,  thou  art  my  God;  early  will  I  seek  thee  : 
j  My  soul  thirsteth  for  thee,  my  flesh  longeth  for  thee 
i  In  a  dry  and  thirsty  land,  where  no  water  is  ; 
2  To  see  thy  power  and  thy  glory, 

So  as  /  have  seen  thee  in  the  sanctuary. 
k  3  Because  thy  lovingkindness  is  better  than  life, 
My  lips  shall  praise  thee. 

4  Thus  will  I  bless  thee  while  I  live : 

I  will  lift  up  my  hands  in  thy  name. 

5  My  soul  shall  be  satisfied  as  with  marrow  and  fatness  ; 

And  my  mouth  shall  praise  thee  with  joyful  lips  : 

6  When  I  remember  thee  upon  my  bed, 

And  meditate  on  thee  in  the  night  watches. 

7  Because  thou  hast  been  my  help, 

Therefore  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings  will  I  rejoice. 

8  My  soul  followeth  hard  after  thee : 

Thy  right  hand  upholdeth  me. 


LESSON    40.  103 

9  But  those  that  seek  my  soul  to  destroy  it, 

Shall  go  into  the  lower  parts  of  the  earth. 
10  They  shall  fall  by  the  sword  : 

They  shall  be  a  portion  for  foxes. 
11 1  But  the  king  shall  rejoice  in  God; 

1  Every  one  that  sweareth  by  him  shall  glory : 

But  the  mouth  of  them  that  speak  lies  shall  be  stopped. 


LESSON    40. 
Psalm  lxiv. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

HEAR  my  voice,  O  God,  in  my  prayer : 
Preserve  my  life  from  fear  of  the  enemy. 

2  Hide  me  from  the  secret  counsel  of  the  wicked ; 

From  the  insurrection  of  the  workers  of  iniquity : 

3  Who  whet  their  tongue  like  a  sword, 

And  bend  their  bows  to  shoot  their  arrows,  even  bitter  words : 

4  That  they  may  shoot  in  secret  at  the  perfect : 

Suddenly  do  they  shoot  at  him,  and  fear  not. 

5  j  They  encourage  themselves  in  an  evil  matter  : 
I  They  commune  of  laying  snares  privily  ; 

They  say,  Who  shall  see  them  ? 

6  j  They  search  out  iniquities  ; 

(  They  accomplish  a  diligent  search  : 

Both  the  inward  thought  of  every  one  of  them,  and  the  heart  is 
deep. 
*l  But  God  shall  shoot  at  them  with  an  arrow ; 
Suddenly  shall  they  be  wounded. 

8  So  they  shall  make  their  own  tongue  to  fall  upon  themselves : 

All  that  see  them  shall  flee  away. 

9  And  all  men  shall  fear,  and  shall  declare  the  work  of  God ; 

For  they  shall  wisely  consider  of  his  doing. 
10  The  righteous  shall  be  glad  in  the  Loud,  and  shall  trust  in  him ; 
And  all  the  upright  in  heart  shall  glory. 


104  THE    PSALTER. 

Psalm  lxy. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  and  Song  of  David. 

PRAISE  waiteth  for  thee,  O  God,  in  Zion : 
And  unto  thee  shall  the  vow  be  performed. 

2  O  thou  that  nearest  prayer,  unto  thee  shall  all  flesh  come. 

3  j  Iniquities  prevail  against  me  : 

(  As  for  our  transgressions,  thou  shalt  purge  them  away. 

4  Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  choosest,  and  causest  to  approach 

■unto  thee,  that  he  may  dwell  in  thy  courts : 
We  shall  be  satisfied  with  the  goodness  of  thy  house,  even  of  thy 
holy  temple. 

5  By  terrible  things  in  righteousness  wilt  thou  answer  us,  0  God  of 

our  salvation ; 
"Who  art  the  confidence  of  all  the  ends  of  the  earth,  and  of  them 
that  are  afar  off  upon  the  sea  : 

6  Which  by  his  strength  setteth  fast  the  mountains ;  being  girded  with 

power : 
1     j  Which  stilleth  the  noise  of  the  seas,  the  noise  of  their  waves, 
1  And  the  tumult  of  the  people. 

8  They  also  that  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  are  afraid  at  thy  tokens : 

Thou  makest  the  outgoings  of  the  morning  and  evening  to  rejoice. 

9  Thou  visitest  the  earth,  and  waterest  it : 

Thou  greatly  enrichest  it 
"With  the  river  of  God,  which  is  full  of  water  : 

Thou  preparest  them  coim,  when  thou  hast  so  provided  for  it. 

10  Thou  waterest  the   ridges   thereof   abundantly,  thou    settlest    the 

furrows  thereof : 
Thou  malcest  it  soft  with  showers, 
Thou  blessest  the  springing  thereof. 

11  Thou  crownest  the  year  with  thy  goodness ; 

And  thy  paths  drop  fatness. 

12  They  drop  upon  the  pastures  of  the  wilderness : 

And  the  little  hills  rejoice  on  every  side. 

13  j  The  pastures  are  clothed  with  flocks; 

1  The  valleys  also  are  covered  over  with  corn ; 
They  shout  for  joy,  they  also  sing. 


I 


LESS  ox    41.  105 

LESSON    41. 

Psalm   lsvi. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Song  or  Psalm. 

MAKE  a  joyful  noise  unto  God,  all  ye  lands  : 
2    j  Sing  forth  the  honour  of  his  name: 
I  Make  his  praise  glorious. 

3  Say  unto  God,  How  terrible  art  thou  in  thy  works! 

Through   the  greatness  of  thy  power  shall  thine  enemies  submit 
themselves  unto  thee. 

4  All  the  earth  shall  worship  thee,  and  shall  sing  unto  thee  ; 

They  shall  sing  to  thy  name.     (Selah.) 

5  Come  and  see  the  works  of  God  : 

He  is  terrible  in  his  doing  toward  the  children  of  men. 

6  j  He  turned  the  sea  into  dry  land : 

i  They  went  through  the  flood  on  foot : 
There  did  we  rejoice  in  him. 
*7j  He  ruleth  by  his  power  for  ever  ; 
I  His  eyes  behold  the  nations  : 

Let  not  the  rebellious  exalt  themselves.     (Selah.) 

8  Oh  bless  our  God,  ye  people, 

And  make  the  voice  of  his  praise  to  be  heard  : 

9  "Which  holdeth  our  soul  in  life, 

And  suffereth  not  our  feet  to  be  moved. 

10  For  thou,  O  God,  hast  proved  us  : 

Thou  hast  tried  us,  as  silver  is  tried. 

11  Thou  broughtest  us  into  the  net ; 

Thou  Icidst  affliction  upon  our  loins. 

12  j  Thou  hast  caused  men  to  ride  over  our  head* ; 
(We  went  through  fire  and  through  water  : 

But  thou  broughtest  us  out  into  a  wealthy  place. 

13  I  wi.l  go  into  thy  house  with  burnt  offerings  : 

/  will  pay  thee  my  vows, 

14  Which  my  lips  have  uttered, 

And  my  mouth  hath  spoken,  when  I  icas  in  trouble. 

15  j  I  will  offer  unto  thee  burnt  sacrifices  of  fatlings, 
(  With  the  incense  of  rams  : 

I  will  offer  bullocks  with  goats.     (Selah.) 


106  THE    PSALTER. 

1 6  Come  and  hear,  all  ye  that  fear  God, 

And  I  will  declare  what  he  hath  done  for  my  soul. 

17  1  cried  unto  him  with  my  mouth, 

And  he  was  extolled  with  my  tongue. 

18  If  I  regard  iniquity  in  my  heart, 

The  Lord  w  11  not  hear  me: 

19  But  verily  God  hath  heard  me  ; 

He  hath  attended  to  the  voice  of  my  prayer, 

20  Blessed  be  God, 

j  Which  hath  not  tamed  away  my  prayer, 
I  Nor  his  mercy  from  me. 

Psalm  lxvii. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  A  Psalm  or  Song. 

GOD  be  merciful  unto  us,  and  bless  us  ; 
And  cause  his  face  to  shine  upon  us  ;    (Selah.) 

2  That  thy  way  may  be  known  upon  earth, 

Thy  saving  health  among  all  nations. 

3  Let  the  people  praise  thee,  0  God  ; 

Let  all  the 'people  praise  thee. 

4  Oh  let  the  nations  be  glad  and  sing  for  joy : 

j  For  thou  shalt  judge  the  people  righteously, 
{  And  govern  the  nations  upon  earth.     (Selah.) 

5  Let  the  people  praise  thee,  0  God ; 

Let  all  the  people  praise  thee. 

6  Then  shall  the  earth  yield  her  increase ; 

And  God,  even  our  own  God,  shall  bless  us. 

7  God  shall  bless  us ; 

And  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  shall  fear  him. 


LESSON    42. 

Psalm  lxvtii. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  or  Song  of  David. 

LET  God  arise,  let  his  enemies  be  scattered : 
Let  them  also  that  hate  him  flee  before  him. 


LESSON     4  2.  107 

2  As  smoke  is  driven  away,  so  drive  them  away : 

j  As  wax  melteth  before  the  fire, 

(  So  let  the  wicked  perish  at  the  presence  of  God. 

3  But  let  the  righteous  be  glad  ;  let  them  rejoice  before  God  : 

Yea,  let  them  exceedingly  rejoice. 

4  j  Sing  unto  God,  sing  praises  to  his  name  : 
I  Extol  him  that  rideth  upon  the  heavens 

By  his  name  J  AH,  and  rejoice  before  him. 

5  A  father  of  the  fatherless,  and  a  judge  of  the  widows, 

Is  God  in  his  holy  habitation. 

6  J  God  setteth  the  solitary  in  families  : 

( He  bringeth  out  those  which  are  bound  with  chains  : 
But  the  rebellious  dwell  in  a  dry  land. 

7  0  God,  when  thou  wentest  forth  before  thy  people, 

When  thou  didst  march  through  the  ivilderness  ;     [Selah  :) 
8JThe  earth  shook, 
( The  heavens  also  dropped  at  the  presence  of  God  : 

Even  Sinai  itself  was  moved  at  the  presence  of  God,  the  God  of 
Israel. 
9  Thou,  O  God,  didst  send  a  plentiful  rain, 

Whereby  thou  didst  confirm  thine  inheritance,  ichen  it  ivas  weary. 

10  Thy  congregation  hath  dwelt  therein  : 

Thou,  0  God,  hast  prepared  of  thy  goodness  for  the  poor. 

11  The  Lord  gave  the  word  : 

Great  was  the  company  of  those  that  published  it. 

12  Kings  of  armies  did  flee  apace  : 

And  she  that  tarried  at  home  divided  the  spoil. 

13  j  Though  ye  have  lain  among  the  pots, 

i  Yet  shall  ye  be  as  the  wings  of  a  dove  covered  with  silver, 
And  her  feathers  with  yellow  gold. 

14  "When  the  Almighty  scattered  kings  in  it, 

It  was  white  as  snow  in  Salmon. 

15  The  hill  of  God  is  as  the  hill  of  Bashan  ; 

A  high  hill  as  the  hill  of  Bashan. 

16  j  Why  leap  ye,  ye  high  hills '{ 

I  This  is  the  hill  which  God  desireth  to  dwell  in ; 
Yea,  the  LOUD  will  dwell  in  it  for  ever. 

1 7  The  chariots  of  God  are  twenty  thousand,  even  thousands  of  angels  : 

The  Lord  is  among  them,  as  in  Siiiai,  in  the  holy  place. 


108  THE    PSALTER. 

18  j  Thou  hast  ascended  on  high,  thou  hast  led  captivity  captive  : 
i  Thou  hast  received  gifts  for  men  ; 

Yea,  for  the  rebellious  also,  that  the  LORD   God  might  dwell 
among  them. 

19  j  Blessed  be  the  Lord, 

l  Who  daily  loadeth  us  with  benefits, 

Even  the  God  of  our  salvation.     (Selah.) 

20  He  that  is  our  God  is  the  God  of  Sdvation  ; 

And  unto  GOD  the  Lord  belong  the  issues  from  death, 

21  But  God  shall  wound  the  head  of  his  enemies, 

And  the  hairy  scalp  of  such  a  one  as  goeth  on  still  in  his  trespasses- 

22  The  Lord  said,  I  will  bring  again  from  Bashan,  I  will  bring  my  people 

again  from  the  depths  of  the  sea: 

23  (  That  thy  foot  may  be  dipped  in  the  blood  (/thine  enemies, 
{  And  the  tongue  of  thy  dogs  in  the  same. 

24  They  have  seen  thy  goings,  0  God  ; 

Even  the  goings  of  my  God,  my  King,  in  the  sanctuary. 

25  The  singers  went  before,  the  players  on  mstYumarits,  followed  after  ; 

Among  them  were  the  damsels  playing  with  timbrels. 

26  Bless  ye  God  in  the  congregations, 

Even  the  Lord,  from  the  fountain  of  Israel. 
2*7  j  There  is  little  Benjamin  with  their  ruler, 
(The  princes  of  Judah  and  their  council, 

The  princes  of  Zebulun,  and  the  princes  of  Naphtali. 

28  Thy  God  hath  commanded  thy  strength  : 

Strengthen,  0  God,  that  which  thou  hast  wrought  for  us. 

29  Because  of  thy  temple  at  Jerusalem 

Shall  kings  bring  presents  unto  thee. 

30  (  Rebuke  the  company  of  spearmen,  the  multitude  of  the  bulls,  with 
■j  the  calves  of  the  people, 

'  Till  every  one  submit  himself  with  pieces  of  silver  : 
Scatter  thou  the  people  that  delight  in  war. 

31  Princes  shall  come  out  of  Egypt;  ^ 

Ethiopia  shall  soon  stretch  out  her  hands  unto  God. 

32  Sing  unto  God,  ye  kingdoms  of  the  earth  ; 

Oh  sing  praises  unto  the  Lord  ;    (Selah  :) 

33  To  him  that  rideth  upon  the  heavens  of  heavens,  which  were  of  old; 

Lo,  he  doth  send  out  his  voice,  and  that  a  mighty  voice. 


LESSON   43.  109 

34  Ascribe  ye  strength  unto  God  : 

j  His  excellency  is  over  Israel, 
\  And  his  strength  is  in  the  clouds. 

35  (  0  God,  thou  art  terrible  out  of  thy  holy  places  : 

■j  The  God  of  Israel  is  he  that  giveth  strength  and  power  unto  his 
'  people. 

Blessed  be  God. 


LESSON   4  3. 

Psalm  lxix. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Shoshannim,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

j  QAVE  me,  0  God  ;  for  the  waters  are  come  in  unto  my  soul. 
(  U     2  1  sink  in  deep  mire,  where  there  is  no  standing  : 

I  am  come  into  deep  waters,  where  the  floods  overflow  me. 
3  I  am  weary  of  my  crying  :  my  throat  is  dried  : 
Mine  eyes  fa  I  while  I  wait  for  my  God. 
They  that  hate  me  without  a  cause  are  more  than  the  hairs  of  mine 

head  : 
They  that  would  destroy  me,  being  mine  enemies  wrongfully,  are 

-Hwli'iiul  iimiu. 

And  my  sins  are  not  hid  from  thee. 

6  Let  not  them  that  wait  on  thee,  0  Lord  God  of  hosts,  be  ashamed 

for  my  sake : 
Let  not  those  that  seek  thee  be  confounded  for  my  sake,  0  God  of 
Israel. 

7  Because  for  thy  sake  I  have  borne  reproach  ; 

Shame  hath  covered  my  face. 

8  I  am  become  a  stranger  unto  my  brethren, 

And  an  alien  unto  my  mothers  children. 

9  For  the  zeal  of  thine  house  hath  eaten  me  up  ; 

And  the  reproaches  of  them  that  reproached  thee  are  fallen  upon  me. 
10  "When  I  wept,  and  chastened  my  soul  with  fasting, 

That  was  to  my  reproach. 
Ill  made  sackcloth  also  my  garment ; 

And  I  became  a  proverb  to  them. 


0  God,  thou  knowest  my  foolishness ; 


110  THE     PSALTER. 

12  They  that  sit  in  the  gate  speak  against  nie  ; 

And  I  was  the  song  of  the  drunkards. 

13  But  as  for  me,  my  prayer  is  unto  thee,  0  Lord,  in  an  acceptable 

time : 
0  God,  in  the  multitude  of  thy  mercy  hear  me,  in  the  truth  of  thy 
salvation. 

14  Deliver  me  out  of  the  mire,  and  let  me  not  sink  : 

Let  me  be  delivered  fiom  them  that  hate  me,  and  out  of  the  deep 
waters. 

15  j  Let  not  the  waterflood  overflow  me, 
(  Neither  let  the  deep  swallow  me  up, 

And  let  not  the  pit  shut  her  mouth  upon  me. 

16  Hear  me,  O  Lord  ;  for  thy  lovingkindness  is  good  : 

Turn  unto  me  according  to  the  multitude  of  thy  tender  mercies. 

17  And  hide  not  thy  face  from  thy  servant; 

For  I  am  in  trouble :  hear  me  speedily. 

18  Draw  nigh  unto  my  soul,  and  redeem  it  : 

Deliver  me  because  of  mine  enemies. 

19  Thou  hast  known  my  reproach,  and  my  shame,  and  my  dishonour: 

Mine  adversaries  are  all  before  thee. 

20  Reproach  hath  broken  my  heart;  and  I  am  full  of  heaviness : 

j  And  I  looked  for  some  to  take  pity,  but  there  was  none  ; 
(  And  for  comforters,  but  I  found  none. 

21  They  gave  me  also  gall  for  my  meat; 

And  in  my  thirst  they  gave  me  vinegar  to  drink. 

22  Let  their  table  become  a  snare  before  them  : 

And  that  which  should  have  been  for  their  welfare,  let  it  become 
a  trap. 

23  Let  their  eyes  be  darkened,  that  they  see  not; 

And  make  their  loins  continually  to  shake. 

24  Pour  out  thine  indignation  upon  them, 

And  let  thy  wrathful  anger  take  hold  of  them. 

25  Let  their  habitation  be  desolate  ; 

And  let  none  dwell  in  their  tents. 

26  For  they  persecute  him  whom  thou  hast  smitten; 

And  they  talk  to  the  grief  of  those  whom  thou  hast  wounded. 

27  Add  iniquity  unto  their  iniquity  : 

And  let  them  not  come  into  thy  righteousness. 


LESSON    44.  HI 

28  Let  them  be  blotted  out  of  the  book  of  the  living, 

And  not  be  written  with  the  righteous. 

29  But  I  am  poor  and  sorrowful : 

Let  thy  salvation,  0  God,  set  me  up  on  high. 

30  I  will  praise  the  name  of  God  with  a  song, 

And  will  magnify  him  with  thanksgiving. 

31  This  also  shall  please  the  Lord  better  than  an  ox  or  bullock 

That  hath  horns  and  hoofs. 

32  The  humble  shall  see  this,  and  be  glad : 

And  your  heart  shall  live  that  seek  God. 

33  For  the  Lord  heareth  the  poor, 

And  despiseth  not  his  prisoners. 

34  Let  the  heaven  and  earth  praise  him, 

The  seas,  and  every  thing  that  moveth  therein. 

35  For  God  will  save  Zion,  and  will  build  the  cities  of  Judah, 

That  they  may  dwell  there,  and  have  it  in  possession. 

36  The  seed  also  of  his  servants  shall  inherit  it : 

And  they  that  love  his  name  shall  dwell  therein. 


LESSON   44. 

Psalm  lxx. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David,  to  bring  to  remembrance. 

li/TAKE  haste,  O  God,  to  deliver  me ; 
Make  haste  to  help  mey  0  L  ORD. 

2  Let  them  be  ashamed  and  confounded  that  seek  after  my  soul : 

Let  them  be  turned  backward,  and  put  to  confusion,  that  desire  my 
hurt. 

3  Let  them  be  turned  back  for  a  reward  of  their  shame 

That  say,  Aha,  aha. 

4  Let  all  those  that  seek  thee  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  thee : 

And  let  such  as  love  thy  salvation  say  continually,   Let  God  be 
magnified. 

5  But  I  am  poor  and  needy ; 

Make  haste  unto  me,  0  God : 
Thou  art  my  help  and  my  deliverer ; 
0  L  ORD,  make  no  tarrying. 


112  TH.E    PSALTER. 


Psalm  lxxi. 

IN  thee,  0  Lord,  do  I  put  my  trust ; 
Let  me  never  be  put  to  confusion. 
2  Deliver  me  in  thy  righteousness,  and  cause  me  to  escape : 

Incline  thine  ear  unto  me,  and  save  me. 
3jBe  thou  my  strong  habitation,  whereunto  I  may  continually  resort : 
(Thou  hast  given  commandment  to  save  me; 
For  thou  art  my  rock  and  my  fortress. 

4  Deliver  me,  0  my  God,  out  of  the  hand  of  the  wicked, 

Out  of  the  hand  of  the  unrighteous  and  cruel  man. 

5  For  thou  art  my  hope,  O  Lord  God  : 

Thou  art  my  trust  from  my  youth. 

6  j  By  thee  have  I  been  holden  up  from  the  womb  : 

I  Thou  art  he  that  took  me  out  of  my  mothers  bowels  : 
My  praise  shall  be  continually  of  thee. 

7  I  am  as  a  wonder  unto  many ; 

But  thou  art  my  strong  refuge. 

8  Let  my  mouth  be  filled  ivith  thy  praise 

And  with  thy  honour  all  the  day. 

9  Cast  me  not  off  in  the  time  of  old  age ; 

Forsake  me  not  when  my  strength  faileth. 

10  For  mine  enemies  speak  against  me ; 

And  they  that  lay  wait  for  my  soul  take  counsel  together, 

11  Saying,  God  hath  forsaken  him  : 

Persecute  and  take  him  ;  for  there  is  none  to  deliver  him. 

12  0  God,  be  not  far  from  me  : 

0  my  God,  make  haste  for  my  help. 

13  Let  them  be  confounded  and  consumed  that  are  adversaries  to  my 

soul; 
Let  them  be  covered  with  reproach  and  dishonour  that  seek  my  hurt. 

14  But  I  will  hope  continually, 

And  will  yet  praise  thee  more  and  more. 

15  My  mouth  shall  shew  forth  thy  righteousness 

And  thy  salvation  all  the  day  ;  for  I  know  not  the  numbers  thereof. 

16  I  will  go  in  the  strength  of  the  Lord  God  : 

/  will  make  mention  of  thy  righteousness,  even  of  thine  only. 


LESS  ox  45.  113 

17  0  God,  thou  hast  taught  me  from  my  youth : 

And  hitherto  have  /declared  thy  wondrous  works. 

18  Xow  also  wheu  I  am  old  and  grayheaded,  O  God,  forsake  me  not; 

Until  I  have  shewed  thy  strength  unto  this  generation,  and  thy 
power  to  every  one  that  is  to  come. 

19  Thy  righteousness  also,  0  God,  is  very  high, 

Who  hast  done  great  things :   0  God,  who  is  like  unto  thee  ! 

20  j  Thou,  which  hast  shewed  me  great  and  sore  troubles, 
( Shalt  quicken  me  again, 

And  shalt  bring  me  up  again  from  the  depths  of  the  earth. 

21  j  Thou  shalt  increase  my  greatness,  and  comfort  me  on  every  side. " 
^2(1  will  also  praise  thee  with  the  psaltery,  even  thy  truth,  0  my  God. 

Unto  theeivill  I  sing  with  the  harp,  0  thou.  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

23  My  lips  shall  greatly  rejoice  when  I  sing  unto  thee ; 

And  my  soul,  which  thou  hast  redeemed. 

24  My  tongue  also  shall  talk  of  thy  righteousness  all  the  day  long : 

For  they  are  confounded,  for  they  are  brought  unto  shame,  that  seek 
my  hurt. 

LESSON   45. 

PSALiI  LXXII. 
A  Psalm  for  Solomon. 

GIVE  the  king  thy  judgments,  0  God, 
And  thy  righteousness  unto  the  king's  son. 

2  He  shall  judge  thy  people  with  righteousness, 

And  thy  poor  with  judgment. 

3  The  mountains  shall  bring  peace  to  the  people, 

And  the  little  hills,  by  righteousness. 

4  He  shall  judge  the  poor  of  the  people, 

He  shall  save  the  children  of  the  needy,  and  shall  break  in  pieces 
the  oppressor. 

5  They  shall  fear  thee  as  long  as  the  sun  and  moon  endure, 

Throughout  all  generations. 

6  He  shall  come  down  like  rain  upon  the  mown  grass : 

At  showers  that  water  the  earth. 

7  In  his  days  shall  the  righteous  nourish ; 

And  abundance  of  peace  so  long  as  the  moon  endureth. 
8 


114  THE     PSALTER. 

8  He  shall  have  dominion  also  from  sea  to  sea, 

And  from  the  river  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

9  They  that  dwell  in  the  wilderness  shall  bow  before  him ; 

And  his  enemies  shall  lick  the  dust. 

10  The  kings  of  Tarshish  and  of  the  isles  shall  bring  presents  : 

The  kings  of  Sheba  and  Seba  shall  offer  gifts. 

11  Yea,  all  kings  shall  fall  down  before  him : 

All  nations  shall  serve  him. 

12  For  he  shall  deliver  the  needy  when  he  crieth ; 

The  poor  also,  and  him  that  hath  no  helper. 

13  He  shall  spare  the  poor  and  needy, 

And  shall  save  the  souls  of  the  needy. 

14  He  shall  redeem  their  soul  from  deceit  and  violence : 

And  precious  shall  their  blood  be  in  his  sight. 

15  And  he  shall  live,  and  to  him  shall  be  given  of  the  gold  of  Sheba : 

Prayer  also  shall  be  made  for  him  continually  ;  and  daily  shall  he 
be  praised. 
IQ  r  There  shall  be  a  handful  of  corn  in  the  earth  upon  the  top  of  the 
mountains : 
The  fruit  thereof  shall  shake  like  Lebanon  : 
And  they  of  the  city  shall  flourish  like  grass  of  the  earth. 
1*7  J  His  name  shall  endure  for  ever  : 

(  His  name  shall  be  continued  as  long  as  the  sun : 

And  men  shall  be  blessed  in  him :  all  nations  shall  call  him  blessed. 
18  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God,  the  God  of  Israel, 

Who  only  doeth  wondrous  things. 
19 j  And  blessed  be  his  glorious  name  for  ever : 
( And  let  the  whole  earth  be  filled  with  his  glory. 
Amen,  and  Amen. 

;   20  The  prayers  of  David  the  son  of  Jesse  are  ended . 

LESSON  46. 

Psalm  lxxiii. 

A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

TRULY  God  is  good  to  Israel, 
Even  to  such  as  are  of  a  clean  heart. 
2  But  as  for  me,  my  feet  were  almost  gone ; 
My  steps  had  well  nigh  slipped. 


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3  For  I  was  envious  at  the  foolish, 

When  I  saw  the  prosperity  of  the  wicked. 

4  For  there  are  no  bands  in  their  death : 

But  their  strength  is  firm. 

5  They  ore  not  in  trouble  as  other  men; 

JSTeither  are  they  plagued  like  other  men. 

6  Therefore  pride  compasseth  them  about  as  a  chain  ; 

Violence  covereth  them  as  a  garment. 

7  Their  eyes  stand  out  with  fatness  : 

They  have  more  than  heart  could  wish. 

8  They  are  corrupt,  and  speak  wickedly  concerning  oppression  : 

They  speak  loftily. 

9  They  set  their  mouth  against  the  heavens, 

And  their  tongue  walketh  through  the  earth. 

10  Therefore  his  people  return  hither: 

And  icaters  of  a  full  cup  are  wrung  out  to  them. 

11  And  they  say,  How  doth  God  know  ? 

And  is  there  knowledge  in  the  Most  High  t 

12  Behold  these  are  the  ungodly, 

WJio  'prosper  in  the  world  ;  they  increase  in  riches. 

13  Verily  I  have  cleansed  my  heart  in  vain, 

And  washed  my  hands  in  innocency. 

14  For  all  the  day  long  have  I  been  plagued, 

And  chastened  every  morning. 

15  If  I  say,  I  will  speak  thus; 

Behold,  I  should  offend  against  the  generation  of  thy  children. 

16  When  I  thought  to  know  this, 

It  was  too  painful  for  me  ; 

17  Until  I  went  into  the  sanctuary  of  God; 

Then  understood  I  their  end. 

18  Surely  thou  didst  set  them  in  slippery  places : 

Thou  castedst  them  down  into  destruction. 

19  How  are  they  brought  into  desolation,  as  in  a  moment ! 

They  are  utterly  consumed  with  terrors. 

20  As  a  dream  when  one  awaketh ; 

So,  0  Lord,  when  thou  aivakest,  thou  shalt  despise  tlieir  image. 

21  Thus  my  heart  was  grieved, 

And  I  was  pricked  in  my  reins. 


116  THE    PSALTER. 

22  So  foolish  was  I,  and  ignorant : 

I  was  as  a  beast  before  thee, 

23  Nevertheless  I  am  continually  with  thee : 

Thou  hast  holden  me  by  my  right  hand. 

24  Thou  shalt  guide  me  with  thy  counsel, 

And  afterward  receive  me  to  glory. 

25  Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  thee  ? 

And  there  is  none  upon  earth  that  /  desire  besides  thee. 

26  My  flesh  and  my  heart  faileth  : 

But  God  is  the  strength  of  my  heart,  and  my  portion  for  ever 

27  For,  lo,  they  that  are  far  from  thee  shall  perish : 

.    Thoit  hast  destroyed  all  them  that  go  a  whoring  from  thee. 

28  But  it  is  good  for  me  to  draw  near  to  God  : 

j  /  have  put  my  trust  in  the  Lord  GOD, 
{  That  I  may  declare  all  thy  works. 


LESSON   47. 

Psalm  lxxiv. 

Maschil  of  Asaph. 

GOD,  why  hast  thou  cast  us  off  for  ever  ? 


o 


Why  doth  thine  anger  smoke  against  the  sheep  of  thy  pasture  t 

2  j  Remember  thy  congregation,  ivhich  thou  hast  purchased  of  old  ; 
( The  rod  of  thine  inheritance,  ivhich  thou  hast  redeemed ; 

This  mount  Zion,  wherein  thou  hast  dwelt. 

3  Lift  up  thy  feet  unto  the  perpetual  desolations; 

Even  all  that  the  enemy  hath  done  tvickedly  in  the  sanctuary. 

4  Thine  enemies  roar  in  the  midst  of  thy  congregations ; 

They  set  up  their  ensigns  for  signs. 

5  j  A  man  was  famous  according  as  he  had  lifted  up 
( Axes  upon  the  thick  trees. 

6  j  But  now  they  break  down  the  carved  work  thereof  at  once 
(  With  axes  and  hammers. 

7  They  have  cast  fire  into  thy  sanctuary, 

They  have  defiled  by  casting  down  the  dwellingplace  of  thy  name 
to  the  ground. 

8  They  said  in  their  hearts,  Let  us  destroy  them  together  : 

They  have  burned  up  all  the  synagogues  of  God  in  the  land. 


less  ox    47.  •  117 

9  j  We  see  not  our  signs  : 
1  There  is  no  more  any  prophet : 

Neither  is  there  among  us  any  that  Jcnoweth  how  long. 

10  0  God,  how  long  shall  the  adversary  reproach? 

Shall  the  enemy  blaspheme  thy  name  for  ever  ? 

11  Why  withdrawcst  thou  thy  hand,  even  thy  right  hand  ? 

Pluck  it  out  of  thy  bosom. 

12  For  God  is  my  King  of  old, 

Working  salvation  in  the  midst  of  the  earth. 

13  Thou  didst  divide  the  sea  by  thy  strength  : 

Thou  brahest  the  heads  of  the  dragons  in  the  waters. 

14  Thou  brakest  the  heads  of  leviathan  in  pieces, 

And  gavest  him  to  be  meat  to  the  people  inhabiting  the  wilderness. 

15  Thou  didst  cleave  the  fountain  and  the  flood : 

Thou  driedst  up  mighty  rivers. 

16  The  day  is  thine,  the  night  also  is  thine : 

Thou  hast  prepared  the  light  and  the  sun. 

17  Thou  hast  set  all  the  borders  of  the  earth  : 

Thou  hast  made  summer  and  winter, 

18  Remember  this,  that  the  enemy  hath  reproached,  0  Lord, 

And  that  the  foolish  people  have  blasphemed  thy  name. 

19  Oh  deliver  not  the  soul  of  thy  turtledove  unto  the  multitude  of  the 

wicked : 
Forget  not  the  congregation  of  thy  poor  for  ever. 

20  Have  respect  unto  the  covenant : 

For   the  dark  places  of  the  earth  are  full  of  the  habitations  of 
cruelty. 

21  Oh  let  not  the  oppressed  return  ashamed : 

Let  the  poor  and  needy  praise  thy  name. 

22  Arise,  0  God,  plead  thine  own  cause  : 

Remember  how  the  foolish  man  reproacheth  thee  daily. 

23  Forget  not  the  voice  of  thine  enemies  : 

The  tumult  of  those  that  rise  up)  against  thee  increaseth  continually. 


118  THE    PSALTER. 


LESSON   48. 

Psalm  lxxv. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  Al-taschith,  A  Psalm  or  Song  of  Asaph. 

UNTO  thee,  0  God,  do  we  give  thanks,  unto  thee  do  we  give  thanks : 
j  For  that  thy  name  is  near 
I  Thy  wondrous  works  declare. 

2  When  I  shall  receive  the  congregation 

/  will  judge  uprightly. 

3  The  earth  and  all  the  inhabitants  thereof  are  dissolved  : 

/  bear  up  the  pillars  of  it.     (Selah.) 

4  I  said  unto  the  fools,  Deal  not  foolishly  : 

And  to  the  wicked,  Lift  not  up  the  horn : 

5  Lift  not  up  your  horn  on  high  : 

Speak  not  with  a  stiff  neck. 

6  For  promotion  cometh  neither  from  the  east, 

Nor  from  the  west,  nor  from  the  south. 

1  But  God  is  the  judge  : 

He  putteth  down  one,  and  setieth  up  another. 

8  For  in  the  hand  of  the  Lord  there  is  a  cup, 

And  the  wine  is  red  ;  it  is  full  of  mixture  ; 
And  he  poureth  out  of  the  same  :  but  the  dregs  thereof, 

All  the  wicked  of  the  earth  shall  wring  them  out,  and  drink  them. 

9  But  I  will  declare  for  ever ; 

I  will  sing  praises  to  the  God  of  Jacob. 
10  All  the  horns  of  the  wicked  also  will  I  cut  off; 
But  the  horns  of  the  righteous  shall  be  exalted. 

Psalm  lxxvi. 

To  the  chief  Musician  on  Neginoth,  A  Psalm  or  Song  of  Asaph, 

IN  Judah  is  God  known  : 
His  name  is  great  in  Israel. 

2  In  Salem  also  is  his  tabernacle, 

And  his  dwellingplace  in  Zion. 

3  There  brake  he  the  arrows  of  the  bow, 

The  shield,  and  the  sword,  and  the  battle.     (Selah.) 


lessox  -4  9.  119 

4  j  Thou  art  more  glorious  and  excellent  than  the  mountains  of  pre)'. 

5  (The  stouthearted  are  spoiled, 

j  They  have  slept  their  sleep  : 

i  And  none  of  the  men  of  might  have  found  their  hands. 

6  At  thy  rebuke,  0  God  of  Jacob, 

Both  the  chariot  and  horse  are  cast  into  a  dead  sleep. 
1  Thou,  even  thou,  art  to  be  feared : 

And  who  may  stand  in  thy  sight  when  once  thou  art  angry  ? 

8  Thou  didst  cause  judgment  to  be  heard  from  heaven ; 

The  earth  feared,  and  was  still, 

9  When  God  arose  to  judgment, 

To  save  all  the  meek  of  the  earth.     (Selah.) 

10  Surely  the  wrath  of  man  shall  praise  thee  : 

The  remainder  of  wrath  shalt  thou  restrain. 

11  Vow,  and  pay  unto  the  Lord  your  God : 

Let  all  that  be  round  about  him  bring  presents  unto  him  that  ought 
to  be  feared. 

12  He  shall  cut  off  the  spirit  of  princes  : 

He  is  terrible  to  the  kings  of  the  earth. 


LESSON    4  9. 

PSALiI    LXXTII. 
To  the  chief  Musician,  to  Jeduthun,  A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

I  CRIED  unto  God  with  my  voice, 
Even  unto  God  with  my  voice  ;  and  he  gave  ear  unto  me. 

2  j  In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I  sought  the  Lord  : 
(  My  sore  ran  in  the  night,  and  ceased  not : 

My  soul  refused  to  be  comforted. 

3  I  remembered  God,  and  was  troubled  : 

I  complained,  and  my  spirit  was  overwhelmed.     (Selah.) 

4  Thou  boldest  mine  eyes  waking  : 

I  am  so  troubled  that  I  cannot  speak. 

5  I  have  considered  the  days  of  old, 

The  years  of  ancient  times. 

6  I  call  to  remembrance  my  song  in  the  night : 

I  commune  with  mine  own  heart :  and  my  spirit  made  diligent 
search. 


120  THE    PSALTEE. 

1  Will  the  Lord  cast  off  for  ever  ? 

And  will  he  be  favourable  no  more  ? 

8  Is  his  mercy  clean  gone  for  ever? 

Doth  his  promise  fail  for  evermore  ? 

9  Hath  God  forgotten  to  be  gracious  ? 

Hath  he  in  anger  shut  up  his  tender  mercies  ?     (Selah.) 
10  And  I  said,  This  is  my  infirmity : 

But  I  will  remember  the  years  of  the  right  hand  of  the  Most 
High. 
Ill  will  remember  the  works  of  the  Lord  : 

Surely  I  will  remember  thy  wonders  of  old, 

12  1  will  meditate  also  of  all  thy  work, 

And  talk  of  thy  doings. 

13  Thy  way,  0  God,  is  in  the  sanctuary  : 

Who  is  so  great  a  God  as  our  God  ! 

14  Thou  art  the  God  that  doest  wonders: 

Thou  hast  declared  thy  strength  among  the  people. 

15  Thou  hast  with  thine  arm  redeemed  thy  people, 

The  sons  of  Jacob  and  Joseph.     (Selah.) 

16  (The  waters  saw  thee,  O  God, 

( The  waters  saw  thee ;  they  were  afraid  : 
The  depths  also  were  troubled. 

17  j  The  clouds  poured  out  water  : 
I  The  skies  sent  out  a  sound : 

Thine  arrows  also  went  abroad. 

18  j  The  voice  of  thy  thunder  was  in  the  heaven  : 
(  The  lightnings  lightened  the  world : 

The  earth  trembled  and  shook. 

19  j  Thy  way  m  in  the  sea, 

(  And  thy  path  in  the  great  waters, 
And  thy  footsteps  are  not  known. 

20  Thou  leddest  thy  people  like  a  flock, 

By  the  hand  of  Moses  and  Aaron. 


LESSON    50.  121 


LESSON    50, 


Psal^i  lxxvtii,  First  Part. 

Maschil  of  Asaph. 

GIVE  ear,  0  my  people,  to  my  law  : 
Incline  your  ears  to  the  words  of  my  mouth. 

2  I  will  open  my  mouth  in  a  parable : 

/  will  utter  dark  sayings  of  old  : 

3  Which,  we  have  heard  and  known, 

And  our  fathers  have  told  us. 

4  j  We  will  not  hide  them  from  their  children, 

(  Shewing  to  the  generation  to  come  the  praises  of  the  Lord, 
And  his  strength  and  his  wonderful  works  that  he  hath  done. 

5  j  For  he  established  a  testimony  in  Jacob, 
(  And  appointed  a  law  in  Israel, 

j  Which  he  commanded  our  fathers, 

(  That  they  should  make  them  known  to  their  children  : 

6  That  the  generation  to   come  might  know   them,  even  the  children 
x  which  should  be  born  ; 

Who  should  arise  and  declare  them  to  their  children : 

7  That  they  might  set  their  hope  in  God, 

j  And  not  forget  the  works  of  God, 
I  But  keep  his  commandments  : 

8  And  might  not  be  as  their  fathers,  a  stubborn  and  rebellious  gener- 

ation ; 
{A  generation  that  set  not  their  hearts  aright, 
And  whose  spirit  ivas  not  steadfast  with  God. 

9  The  children  of  Ephraim,  being  armed,  and  carrying  bows, 

Turned  back  in  the  day  of  battle. 

10  They  kept  not  the  covenant  of  God, 

And  refused  to  wcdk  in  his  law  ; 

11  And  forgat  his  works, 

And  his  loonders  that  he  had  shewed  them. 

12  Marvellous  things  did  he  in  the  sight  of  their  fathers, 

In  the  land  of  Egypt,  in  the  field  of  Zoan. 

13  He  divided  the  sea,  and  caused  them  to  pass  through  ; 

And  he  made  the  waters  to  stand  as  a  heap. 


122  THE    PSALTER. 

14  In  the  daytime  also  lie  led  them  with  a  cloud, 

And  all  the  night  with  a  light  of  fire. 

15  lie  clave  the  rocks  in  the  wilderness, 

JLnd  gave  them  drink  as  out  of  the  great  depths. 

16  lie  brought  streams  also  out  of  the  rock, 

And  caused  water  to  run  down  like  rivers. 

17  And  they  sinned  yet  more  against  him 

By  provoking  the  Most  High  in  the  wilderness. 

18  And  they  tempted  God  in  their  heart 

By  asking  meat  for  their  lust. 

19  Yea,  they  spake  against  God ; 

They  said,  Can  God  furnish  a  table  in  the  wilderness? 
20j  Behold,  he  smote  the  rock,  that  the  waters  gushed  out, 
'  And  the  streams  overflowed ; 
j  Can  he  give  bread  also  ? 
\  Can  he  provide  flesh  for  his  people  ? 

21  Therefore  the  Lord  heard  this,  and  was  wroth  : 

iSo  a  fire  was  kindled  against  Jacob, 
And  anger  also  came  up  against  Israel ; 

22  Because  they  believed  not  in  God, 

And  trusted  not  in  his  salvation : 

23  Though  he  had  commanded  the  clouds  from  above, 

And  opened  the  doors  of  heaven, 

24  And  had  rained  down  manna  upon  them  to  eat, 

And  had  given  them  of  the  com  of  heaven. 

25  Man  did  eat  angels'  food : 

He  sent  them  meat  to  the  full. 

26  He  caused  an  east  wind  to  blow  in  the  heaven  : 

And  by  his  power  he  brought  in  the  south  wind. 

27  He  rained  flesh  also  upon  them  as  dust, 

And  feathered  fowls  like  as  the  sands  of  the  sea  : 

28  And  he  let  it  fall  in  the  midst  of  their  camp, 

Round  about  their  habitations. 

29  So  they  did  eat,  and  were  well  filled  : 

For  he  gave  them  their  own  desire  ; 

30  They  were  not  estranged  from  their  lust : 

But  while  their  meat  was  yet  in  their  mouths, 


LESSON    51.  123 


31  j  The  wrath  of  God  came  upon  them, 
i  And  slew  the  fattest  of  them, 

And  smote  down  the  chosen  men  of  Israel. 

32  For  all  this  they  sinned  still, 

And  believed  not  for  his  wondrous  ivorks. 

33  Therefore  their  days  did  he  consume  in  vanity, 

And  their  years  in  trouble. 
3-1  \Yhen  he  slew  them,  then  they  sought  him  : 

And  theij  returned  and  inquired  early  after  God. 


LESSON    51. 

Psalm  lxxviii,  Second  Part. 

35  And  they  remembered  that  God  was  their  rock, 

And  the  high  God  their  redeemer. 

36  Nevertheless  they  did  flatter  him  with  their  mouth, 

And  they  lied  unto  him  with  their  tongues. 

37  For  their  heart  was  not  right  with  him, 

Neither  were  they  steadfast  in  his  covenant. 

38  j  But  he,  being  full  of  compassion, 

( Forgave  their  iniquity,  and  destroyed  them  not : 
j  Yea,  many  a  time  turned  he  his  anger  away, 
\  And  did  not  stir  up  all  his  wrath. 

39  For  he  remembered  that  they  were  but  flesh ; 

A  wind  that  passe th  away,  and  cometh  not  again. 

40  How  oft  did  they  provoke  him  in  the  wilderness, 

And  grieve  him  in  the  desert ! 

41  Yea,  they  turned  back  and  tempted  God, 

And  limited  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 

42  They  remembered  not  his  hand, 

Nor  the  day  when  he  delivered  them  from  the  enemy: 

43  How  he  had  wrought  his  signs  in  Egypt, 

And  his  wonders  in  the  field  ofZoan  : 

44  And  had  turned  their  rivers  into  blood ; 

And  their  floods,  that  they  could  not  drink. 

45  He  sent  divers  sorts  of  flies  among  them,  which  devoured  them ; 

And  frogs,  which  destroyed  them. 


124  THE    PSALTER. 

46  He  gave  also  their  increase  unto  the  caterpillar, 

And  their  labour  unto  the  locust. 

47  He  destroyed  their  vines  with  hail, 

And  their  sycamore  trees  with  frost. 

48  He  gave  up  their  cattle  also  to  the  hail, 

And  their  flocks  to  hot  thunderbolts. 

49  He  cast  upon  them  the  fierceness  of  his  anger, 

j  Wrath,  and  indignation,  and  trouble, 
( By  sending  evil  angels  among  them. 

50  He  made  a  way  to  his  anger ; 

j  He  spared  not  their  soul  from  death, 
{  But  gave  their  life  over  to  the  pestilence  ; 

51  And  smote  all  the  firstborn  in  Egypt ; 

The  chief  of  their  sti  ength  in  the  tabernacles  of  Ham : 

52  But  made  his  own  people  to  go  forth  like  sheep, 

And  guided  them  in  the  wilderness  like  a  flock. 

53  And  he  led  them  on  safely,  so  that  they  feared  not : 

But  the  sea  overwhelmed  their  enemies.   . 

54  And  he  brought  them  to  the  border  of  his  sanctuary, 

Even  to  this  mountain,  which  his  right  hand  had  purchased. 

55  j  He  cast  out  the  heathen  also  before  them, 
(  And  divided  them  an  inheritance  by  line, 

And  made  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  dwell  in  their  tents. 

56  Yet  they  tempted  and  provoked  the  most  high  God, 

And  kept  not  his  testimonies : 

57  But  turned  back,  and  dealt  unfaithfully  like  their  fathers  : 

They  were  turned  aside  like  a  deceitful  bow. 

58  For  they  provoked  him  to  anger  with  their  high  places, 

And  moved  him  to  jealousy  with  their  graven  images. 

59  When  God  heard  this,  he  was  wroth, 

And  greatly  abhorred  Israel : 

60  So  that  he  forsook  the  tabernacle  of  Shiloh, 

The  tent  which  he  placed  among  men  ; 

61  And  delivered  his  strength  into  captivity, 

And  his  glory  into  the  enemy's  hands. 

62  He  gave  his  people  over  also  unto  the  sword ; 

And  was  wroth  with  his  inheritance. 


lesson  52.  125 

63  The  fire  consumed  their  young  men  ; 

And  their  maidens  were  not  given  to  man  iage. 

64  Their  priests  fell  by  the  sword ; 

And  their  widows  made  no  lamentation. 

65  Then  the  Lord  awaked  as  one  out  of  sleep, 

And  like  a  mighty  man  that  shouteth  by  reason  of  wine. 

66  And  he  smote  his  enemies  in  the  hinder  parts : 

He  put  them  to  a  perpetual  reproach. 

67  Moreover  he  refused  the  tabernacle  of  Joseph, 

And  chose  not  the  tribe  of  Ephraim : 

68  But  chose  the  tribe  of  Judah, 

The  mount  Zion  which  he  loved. 

69  And  he  built  his  sanctuary  like  high  palaces, 

Like  the  earth  which  he  hath  established  forever . 

70  He  chose  David  also  his  servant, 

And  took  him  from  the  sheepfolds : 

71  From  following  the  ewes  great  with  young* 

iHe  brought  him  to  feed  Jacob  his  people, 
And  Israel  his  inheritance. 

72  So  he  fed  them  according  to  the  integrity  of  his  heart  ; 
,        And  guided  them  by  the  skilfulness  of  his  hands. 


LESSON    5  2. 

Psalm  lxxix. 

A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

j  A  GOD,  the  heathen  are  come  into  thine  inheritance  ; 
(  v-'  Thy  holy  temple  have  they  defiled ; 
They  have  laid  Jerusalem  on  heaps. 

2  The  dead  bodies  of  thy  servants  have  they  given  to  be  meat  unto  the 

fowls  of  the  heaven, 
The  flesh  of  thy  saints  unto  the  beasts  of  the  earth. 

3  Their  blood  have  they  shed  like  water 

Round  about  Jerusalem  ;  and  there  was  none  to  bury  them. 

4  We  are  become  a  reproach  to  our  neighbours, 

A  scorn  and  derision  to  them  that  are  roundabout  us. 

5  How  long,  Lord  ?  wilt  thou  be  angry  for  ever  ? 

Shall  thy  jealousy  burn  like  fire? 


126  THE    PSALTER. 

6  Pour  out  thy  wrath  upon  the  heathen  that  have  not  known  thee, 

And  upon  the  kingdoms  that  have  not  called  upon  thy  name. 

7  For  they  have  devoured  Jacob, 

And  laid  waste  his  dioellingplace. 

8  j  Oh  remember  not  against  us  former  iniquities  : 
I  Let  thy  tender  mercies  speedily  prevent  us ; 

For  we  are  brought  very  low. 

9  Help  us,  0  God  of  our  salvation,  for  the  glory  of  thy  name  : 

And  deliver  us,  and  purge  away  our  sins,  for  thy  name's  sake. 

10  Wherefore  should  the  heathen  say,  Where  is  their  God? 

j  Let  him  be  known  among  the  heathen  in  our  sight 

I  By  the  revenging  of  the  blood  of  thy  servants  which  is  shed. 

11  Let  the  sighing  of  the  prisoner  come  before  thee  ; 

According  to  the  greatness  of  thy  power  preserve  thou  those  that  are 
appointed  to  die; 

12  And  render  unto  our  neighbours  sevenfold  into  their  bosom 

Their  reproach,  wherewith  they  have  reproached  thee,  0  Lord. 

13  j  So  we  thy  people  and  sheep  of  thy  pasture 
(  Will  give  thee  thanks  for  ever : 

We  will  shew  forth  thy  praise  to  all  generations. 


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Psalm  lxxx. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Shoshannim-Eduth,  A  Psalm  of  Asaph, 

IYE  ear,  0  Shepherd  of  Israel, 
Thou  that  leadest  Joseph  like  a  flock  ; 
Thou  that  dwellest  between  the  cherubim,  shine  forth. 


2  j  Before  Ephraim  and  Benjamin  and  Manasseh 
(  Stir  up  thy  strength, 

And  come  and  save  us. 

3  Turn  us  again,  O  God, 

And  cause  thy  face  to  shine  ;  and  we  shall  be  saved. 

4  0  Lord  God  of  hosts, 

How  long  wilt  thou  be  angry  against  the  prayer  of  thy  people? 

5  Thou  feedest  them  with  the  bread  of  tears ; 

And  givest  them  tears  to  drink  in  great  measure. 

6  Thou  makest  us  a  strife  unto  our  neighbours : 

And  our  enemies  laugh  among  themselves. 


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V  Turn  us  again,  0  God  of  hosts, 

And  cause  thy  face  to  shine  ;  and  we  shall  be  saved. 

8  Thou  hast  brought  a  vine  out  of  Egypt  : 

Thou  hast  cast  out  the  heathen,  and  planted  it. 

9  Thou  preparedst  room  before  it, 

And  didst  cause  it  to  take  deep  root,  and  it  filled  the  land. 

10  The  hills  were  covered  with  the  shadow  of  it, 

And  the  boughs  thereof  were  like  the  goodly  cedars. 

11  She  sent  out  her  boughs  unto  the  sea, 

And  her  branches  unto  the  river. 

12  Why  hast  thou  then  broken  down  her  hedges, 

So  that  all  they  which  p)ctss  by  the  way  do  pluck  her? 

13  The  boar  out  of  the  wood  doth  waste  it, 

And,  the  ivild  beast  of  the  field  doth  devour  it. 

14  Return,  we  beseech  thee,  0  God  of  hosts  : 

Look  down  from  heaven,  and  behold,  and  visit  this  vine  ; 

15  And  the.  vineyard  which  thy  right  hand  hath  planted, 

And  the  branch  that  thou  madest  strong  for  thyself. 

16  It  is  burned  with  fire,  it  is  cut  down  : 

They  perish  at  the  rebuke  of  thy  countenance. 

17  Let  thy  hand  be  upon  the  man  of  thy  right  hand, 

Upon  the  son  of  man  whom  thou  madest  strong  for  thyself. 

18  So  will  not  we  go  back  from  thee : 

Quicken  us,  and  we  will  call  upon  thy  name. 

19  Turn  us  again,  0  Lord  God  of  hosts, 

Cause  thy  face  to  shine  ;  and  we  shall  be  saved. 

LESSON    53. 

Psalm  lxxxi. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Gittith,  A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

SING  aloud  unto  God  our  strength  : 
Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  God  of  Jacob. 

2  Take  a  psalm,  and  bring  hither  the  timbrel, 

The  pleasant  harp  with  the  psaltery. 

3  Blow  up  the  trumpet  in  the  new  moon, 

In  the  time  appointed,  on  our  solemn  feast  day. 

4  For  this  ivas  a  statute  for  Israel, 

And  a  law  of  the  God  of  Jacob, 


128  THE     PSALTER. 

5  j  This  he  ordained  in  Joseph  for  a  testimony, 

1  When  he  went  out  through  the  land  of  Egypt : 
Where  I  heard  a  language  that  /  understood  not. 

6  I  removed  his  shoulder  from  the  burden  : 

His  hands  were  delivered  from  the  pots. 
1  j  Thou  calledst  in  trouble,  and  I  delivered  thee  ; 
( I  answered  thee  in  the  secret  place  of  thunder  : 
/  'proved  thee  at  the  waiers  of  Meribah.     (Selah.) 

8  Hear,  0  my  people,  and  I  will  testify  unto  thee : 

0  Israel,  if  thou  ivilt  hearken  unto  me  ; 

9  There  shall  no  strange  god  be  in  thee ; 

Neither  shalt  thou  worship  any  strange  god. 

10  j  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God, 

( Which  brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of  Egpyt : 
Open  thy  mouth  wide,  and  I  will  fill  it. 

11  But  my  people  would  not  hearken  to  my  voice  ; 

And  Israel  would  none  of  me. 

12  So  I  gave  them  up  unto  their  own  hearts'  lust : 

And  they  walked  in  their  own  counsels. 

13  Oh  that  my  people  had  hearkened  unto  me, 

And  Israel  had  walked  in  my  ways  ! 

14  I  should  soon  have  subdued  their  enemies, 

And  turned  my  hand  against  their  adversaries. 

15  The  haters  of  the  Lord  should  have  submitted  themselves  unto  him 

But  their  time  should  have  endured  for  ever. 

16  He  should  have  fed  them  also  with  the  finest  of  the  wheat : 

And  with  honey  out  of  the  rock  should  I  have  satisfied  thee. 


LESSON    54. 

Psalm  lxxxii. 

A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

GOD  standeth  in  the  congregation  of  the  mighty  ; 
He  judgeth  among  the  gods. 

2  How  long  will  ye  judge  unjustly, 

And  accept  the  persons  of  the  wicked  ?     (Selah.) 

3  Defend  the  poor  and  fatherless : 

•  Do  justice  to  the  afflicted  and  needy. 


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4  Deliver  the  poor  and  needy  : 

Rid  them  out  of  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 

5  j  They  know  not,  neither  will  they  understand ; 
(  They  walk  on  in  darkness : 

All  the  foundations  of  the  earth  are  out  of  course. 

6  I  have  said,  Ye  are  gods ; 

And  all  of  you  are  children  of  the  Most  High. 

7  But  ye  shall  die  like  men, 

And  fall  like  one  of  the  princes. 

8  Arise,  0  God,  judge  the  earth  : 

For  thou  shalt  inherit  all  nations. 

Psal:,i  Lxxxm. 

A  Song  or  Psalm  of  Asaph. 

KEEP  not  thou  silence,  0  God  : 
Hold  not  thy  peace,  and  be  not  still,  0  God. 

2  For,  lo,  thine  enemies  make  a  tumult : 

And  they  that  hate  thee  have  lifted  up  the  head. 

3  They  have  taken  crafty  counsel  against  thy  people, 

And  consulted  against  thy  hidden  ones, 

4  They  have  said,  Come,  and  let  us  cut  them  off  from  being  a  nation ; 

That  the  name  of  Israel  may  be  no  more  in  remembrance. 

5  For  they  have  consulted  together  with  one  consent : 

They  are  confederate  against  thee. 

6  The  tabernacles  of  Edom,  and  the  Ishmaelites ; 

Of  Moab,  and  the  Hagarenes  ; 
1  Gebal,  and  Ammon,  and  Amalek ; 

The  Philistines  with  the  inhabitants  of  Tyre  ; 

8  Assur  also  is  joined  with  them  : 

They  have  holpen  the  children  of  Lot.     (Selah.) 

9  Do  unto  them  as  unto  the  Midianites ; 

As  to  Sisera,  as  to  Jabin,  at  the  brook  of  Kishon : 

10  Which  perished  at  En-dor: 

They  became  as  dung  for  the  earth. 

11  Make  their  nobles  like  Oreb,  and  like  Zeeb : 

Yea,  all  their  princes  as  Ztbah,  and  as  Zalmunna : 

12  Who  said, 

Let  us  take  to  ourselves  the  houses  of  God  in  possession. 


130  THE     PSALTER. 

13  0  my  God,  make  them  like  a  wheel; 

As  the  stubble  before  the  wind. 

14  As  the  fire  burnetii  a  wood, 

And  as  the  flame  setteth  the  mountains  on  fire  ; 

15  So  persecute  them  with  thy  tempest, 

And  make  them  afraid  with  thy  storm. 

16  Fill  their  faces  with  shame  ; 

That  they  may  seek  thy  name,  0  LORD. 

17  Let  them  be  confounded  and  troubled  for  ever ; 

Yea,  let  them  be  put  to  shame,  and  perish  : 

18  That  men  may  know  that  thou,  whose  name  alone  is  JEHOVAH, 

Art  the  most  high  over  all  the  earth. 

LESSON    55. 

Psalm  lxxxiv. 

To  the  chief  Musician  upon  Gittith,  A  Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

HOW  amiable  are  thy  tabernacles, 
0  LORD  of  hosts! 
2jMy  soul  longeth,  yea,  even  fainteth 
( For  the  courts  of  the  Lord  : 

My  heart  and  my  flesh  crieth  out  for  the  living  God. 

3  (Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  a  house, 

( And  the  swallow  a  nest  for  herself,  where  she  may  lay  her  young, 
j  Even  thine  altars,  0  L  ORD  of  hosts, 
\  My  King  and  my  God. 

4  Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in  thy  house  : 

They  will  be  still  praising  thee.     (Selah.) 

5  Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strength  is  in  thee ; 

In  whose  heart  are  the  ways  of  them. 

6  j  Who  passing  through  the  valley  of  Baca 
(  Make  it  a  well ; 

The  rain  also  filleth  the  p>ools. 
*i  They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 

Every  one  of  them  in  Zion  appeareth  before  God. 
8  j  0  Lord  God  of  hosts, 
(  Hear  my  prayer : 

Give  ear,  0  God  of  Jacob.     (Selah.) 


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9  Behold,  O  God  our  shield, 

And  look  upon  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 

10  For  a  day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than  a  thousand. 

J  I  had  rather  be  a  doorkeeper  in  the  house  of  my  God, 
Than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of  wickedness. 

11  j  For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  and  shield  : 
I  The  Lord  will  give  grace  and  glory  : 

No  good  thing  will  he  withhold  from  them  that  walk  uprightly. 

12  0  Lord  of  hosts, 

Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  thee. 


Psalm  lxxxt. 

.To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Korah. 

LORD,  "thou  hast  been  favourable  unto  thy.  land  : 
Thou  hast  brought  back  the  captivity  of  Jacob. 

2  Thou  hast  forgiven  the  iniquity  of  thy  people; 

Thou  hast  covered  all  their  sin.     (Selah.) 

3  Thou  hast  taken  away  all  thy  wrath  : 

Thou  hast  turned  thyself  from  the  fierceness  of  thine  anger. 

4  Turn  us,  0  God  of  our  salvation, 

And  cause  thine  anger  toward  us  to  cease. 

5  Wilt  thou  be  angry  with  us  for  ever  ? 

Wilt  thou  draw  out  thine  anger  to  all  generations? 

6  Wilt  thou  not  revive  us  again : 

That  thy  people  may  rejoice  in  thee? 

7  Shew  us  thy  mercy,  O  Lord, 

And  grant  us  thy  salvation. 
8(1  will  hear  what  God  the  Lord  will  speak : 
I  For  he  will  speak  peace  unto  his  people,  and  to  his  saints : 

But  let  them  not  turn  again  to  folly. 
9  Surely  his  salvation  is  nigh  them  that  fear  him ; 

That  glory  may  dwell  in  our  land. 

10  Mercy  and  truth  are  met  together; 

Righteousness  and  peace  have  kissed  each  other. 

11  Truth  shall  spring  out  of  the  earth ; 

And  righteousness  shall  look  down  from  heaven* 

12  Yea,  the  Lord  shall  give  that  which  is  good; 

And  our  land  shall  yield  her  increase. 


132  THE    PSALTER. 

13  Righteousness  shall  go  before  him; 

And  shall  set  us  in  the  way  of  his  steps. 

LESSON    56. 

Psalm  lxxxvi. 

A  Prayer  of  David. 

BOW  down  thine  ear,  O  Lord,  hear  me  : 
For  I  am  poor  and  needy. 

2  Preserve  my  soul ;  for  I  am  holy  : 

j  0  thou  my  God,  save  thy  servant 
(  That  trusteth  in  thee. 

3  Be  merciful  unto  me,  O  Lord : 

For  I  cry  unto  thee  daily. 

4  Rejoice  the  soul  of  thy  servant : 

For  unto  thee,  0  Lord,  do  I  lift  up  my  soul. 

5  For  thou,  Lord,  art  good,  and  ready  to  forgive ; 

And  plenteous  in  mercy  unto  all  them  that  call  upon  thee. 

6  Give  ear,  0  Lord,  unto  my  prayer; 

And  attend  to  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

7  In  the  day  of  my  trouble  I  will  call  upon  thee  : 

For  thou  wilt  answer  me. 

8  Among  the  Gods  there  is  none  like  unto  thee,  0  Lord ; 

Neither  are  there  any  works  like  unto  thy  works. 

9  All*  nations  whom  thou  hast  made  shall  come  and  worship  before 

thee,  O  Lord ; 
And  shall  glorify  thy  name. 

10  For  thou  art  great,  and  doest  wondrous  things : 

Thou  art  God  alone. 

11  j  Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord  ; 
( I  will  walk  in  thy  truth  : 

Unite  my  heart  to  fear  thy  name. 

12  I  will  praise  thee,  0  Lord  my  God,  with  all  my  heart : 

And  I  will  glorify  thy  name  for  evermore. 

13  For  great  is  thy  mercy  toward  me : 

And  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  the  lowest  hell. 

14  j  0  God,  the  proud  are  risen  against  me, 

( And  the  assemblies  of  violent  men  have  sought  after  my  soul ; 
And  have  not  set  thee  before  them. 


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15  But  thou,  0  Lord,  art  a  God  full  of  compassion,  and  gracious, 

Long  suffering,  and  'plenteous  in  mercy  and  truth. 

16  Oh  turn  unto  me,  and  have  mercy  upon  me ; 

j  Give  thj  strength  unto  thy  servant, 
I  And  save  the  son  of  thine  handmaid. 

17  j  Shew  me  a  token  for  good  ; 

i  That  they  which  hate  me  may  see  it,  and  be  ashamed : 
Because  thou,  sLORD,  hast  holpen  me,  and  comforted  me. 

Psalm  lxxxyii. 

A  Psalm  or  Song  for  the  sons  of  Koran. 

j  TJIS  foundation  is  in  the  holy  mountains. 
(  J-i-     2  The  Lord  loveth  the  gates  of  Zion 
More  than  all  the  dwellings  of  Jacob. 

3  Glorious  things  are  spoken  of  thee, 

0  city  of  God.     (Selah.) 

4  I  will  make  mention  of  Rahab  and  Babylon  to  them  that  know  me : 

j  Behold  Philistia,  and  Tyre,  with  Ethiopia  ; 
I  This  man  was  born  there. 

5  j  And  of  Zion  it  shall  be  said, 

I  This  and  that  man  was  born  in  her : 

And  the  Highest  himself  shall  establish  her. 

6  The  Lord  shall  count,  when  he  writeth  up  the  people, 

That  this  man  was  born  there.     (Selah.) 

7  As  well  the  singers  as  the  players  on  instruments  shall  be  there  : 

All  my  springs  are  in  thee. 

LESSON    57, 

Psalm  lxxxyiii. 

A  Song  or  Psalm  for  the  sons  of  Korah,  to  the  chief  Musician  upon  Mabalath  Leannoth,  Maschll 

of  Heman  the  Ezrahite. 

OLORD  God  of  my  salvation, 
/  have  cried  day  and  night  before  thee : 

2  Let  my  prayer  come  before  thee : 

Incline  thine  ear  unto  my  cry  ; 

3  For  my  soul  is  full  of  troubles  : 

And  my  life  draweth  nigh  unto  the  grave. 


134  THE    PSALTER. 

4  I  am  counted  with  them  that  go  clown  into  the  pit : 

/  am  as  a  man  that  hath  no  strength : 

5  j  Free  among  the  dead, 

(  Like  the  slain  that  lie  in  the  grave, 
j  Whom  thou  rememberest  no  more  : 
{  And  they  are  cut  off  from  thy  hand. 

6  Thou  hast  laid  me  in  the  lowest  pit, 

In  darkness,  in  the  deeps. 

7  Thy  wrath  lieth  hard  upon  me, 

And  thou  hast  afflicted  me  with  all  thy  leaves.     (Selah.) 

8  j  Thou  hast  put  away  mine  acquaintance  far  from  me; 
(  Thou  hast  made  me  an  abomination  unto  them : 

I  am  shut  up,  and  I  cannot  come  forth. 

9  Mine  eye  mourn eth  by  reason  of  affliction  : 

j  LORD,  I  have  called  daily  upon  thee, 
I  I  have  stretched  out  my  hands  unto  thee. 

10  Wilt  thou  shew  wTonders  to  the  dead? 

Shall  the  dead  arise  and  praise  thee  P     (Selah.) 

11  Shall  thy  loving-kindness  be  declared  in  the  grave? 

Or  thy  faithfulness  in  destruction? 

12  Shall  thy  winders  be  known  in  the  dark? 

And  thy  righteousness  in  the  land  of forgctfulness  ? 

13  But  unto  thee  have  I  cried,  0  Lord  ; 

And  in  the  morning  shall  my  prayer  prevent  thee. 

14  Lord,  why  castest  thou  off  my  soul  ? 

Why  hidest  thou  thy  face  from  me? 

15  I  am  afflicted  and  ready  to  die  from  my  youth  up : 

While  /  suffer  thy  terrors  I  am  distracted. 

16  Thy  fierce  wrath  goeth  over  me; 

Thy  terrors  have  cut  me  off. 

17  They  came  round  about  me  daily  like  water; 

They,  compassed  me  about  together. 

18  Lover  and  friend  hast  thou  put  far  from  me, 

And  mine  acquaintance  into  darkness. 


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LESSON    58. 

Psalm  lxxxix,  First  Part. 

Maschil  of  Ethan  the  Ezrahite. 

I  WILL  sing  of  the  mercies  of  the  Lord  for  ever : 
With  my  mouth  will  I  make  known  thy  faithfulness  to  all  genera- 
tions. 

2  For  I  have  said,  Mercy  shall  be  built  up  for  ever : 

Thy  faithfulness  shalt  thou  establish  in  the  very  heavens. 

3  I  have  made  a  covenant  with  my  chosen, 

/  have  sioorn  unto  David  my  servant, 

4  Thy  seed  will  I  establish  for  ever, 

And  build  up  thy  throne  to  all  generations.     (Selah.) 

5  And  the  heavens  shall  praise  thy  wonders,  0  Lord  : 

Thy  faithfulness  also  in  the  congregation  of  the  saints. 

6  For  who  in  the  heaven  can  be  compared  unto  the  Lord  ? 

Who  among  the  so?is  of  the  mighty  can  be  likened  unto  the  L  ORD  ? 

7  God  is  greatly  to  be  feared  in  the  assembly  of  the  saints, 

And  to  be  had  in  reverence  of  all  them  that  are  about  him. 

8  O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  who  is  a  strong  Lord  like  unto  thee  ? 

Or  to  thy  faithfulness  round  about  thee? 

9  Thou  rulest  the  raging  of  the  sea  : 

When  the  waves  thereof  arise,  thou  stillest  them. 

10  Thou  hast  broken  Rahab  in  pieces,  as  one  that  is  slain  ; 

Thou  hast  scattered  thine  enemies  with  thy  strong  arm. 

11  The  heavens  are  thine,  the  earth  also  is  thine  : 

As  for  the  world  and  the  fulness  thereof  thou  hast  founded  them. 

12  The  north  and  the  south  thou  hast  created  them  : 

Tabor  and  Hcrmon  shall  rejoice  in  thy  name. 

13  Thou  hast  a  mighty  arm  : 

Strong  is  thy  hand,  and  high  is  thy  right  hand. 

14  Justice  and  judgment  are  the  habitation  of  thy  throne  : 

Mercy  and  truth  shall  go  before  thy  face. 

15  Blessed  is  the  people  that  know  the  joyful  sound  : 

They  shall  walk,  0  LORD,  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

16  In  thy  name  shall  they  rejoice  all  the  day : 

And  in  thy  righteousness  shall  they  be  exalted. 

17  For  thou  art  the  glory  of  their  strength  : 

And  in  thy  favour  our  horn  shall  be  exalted. 


136  THE     PSALTER. 

1 8  For  the  Lord  is  our  defence ; 

And  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  is  our  king. 

19  j  Then  thou  spakest  in  vision  to  th}7  holy  one,  and  saidst, 
( I  have  laid  help  upon  one  that  is  mighty ; 

/  have  exalted  one  chosen  out  of  the  people. 

20  I  have  found  David  my  servant ; 

With  my  holy  oil  have  I  anointed  him  : 

21  With  whom  my  hand  shall  be  established  : 

Mine  arm  also  shall  strengthen  him. 

22  The  enemy  shall  not  exact  upon  him  : 

Nor  the  son  of  wickedness  afflict  him. 

23  And  I  will  beat  down  his  foes  before  his  face, 

And  plague  them  that  hate  him. 

24  But  my  faithfulness  and  my  mercy  shall  be  with  him  : 

And  in  my  name  shall  his  horn  be  exalted. 

25  I  will  set  his  baud  also  in  the  sea, 

And  his  right  hand  in  the  rivers. 

26  He  shall  cry  unto  me,  Thou  art  my  father, 

My  God,  and  the  rock  of  my  salvation. 

27  Also  I  will  make  him  my  firstborn, 

Higher  than  the  kings  of  the  earth. 

28  My  mercy  will  I  keep  for  him  for  evermore, 

And  my  covenant  shall  standfast  with  him. 

29  His  seed  also  will  I  make  to  endure  for  ever, 

And  his  throne  as  the  days  of  heaven. 

30  If  his  children  forsake  my  law, 

And  walk  not  in  my  judgments  ; 

31  If  they  break  my  statutes, 

And  keep  not  my  commandments  ; 

32  Then  will  I  visit  their  transgression  with  the  rod, 

And  their  iniquity  with  strijws. 

33  Nevertheless  my  lovingkindness  will  I  not  utterly  take  from  him, 

Nor  suffer  my  faithfulness  to  fail. 

LESSON    5  9. 

Psalm  lxxxix,  Second  Part. 

Y  covenant  will  I  not  break, 

Nor  alter  the  thing  that  is  gone  out  of  my  lijis. 


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less  ox    5  9.  137 

35  Once  have  I  sworn  by  my  holiness 

That  I  will  not  lie  unto  David. 

36  His  seed  shall  endure  for  ever, 

And  his  throne  as  the  sun  before  me. 

37  It  shall  be  established  for  ever  a-  the  moon, 

And  as  a  faithful  witness  in  hi avert.     (Selah.) 

38  But  thou  hast  cast  off  and  abhorred, 

Thou  hast  been  wroth  with  thine  anointed. 

39  Thou  hast  made  void  the  covenant  of  thy  servant : 

Thou  hast  profaned  his  crown  by  casting  it  to  the  ground. 

40  Thou  hast  broken  down  all  his  hedges; 

Thou  hast  brought  his  strong  holds  to  ruin. 

41  All  that  pass  by  the  way  spoil  him : 

He  is  a  reproach  to  his  neighbours. 

42  Thou  hast  set  up  the  right  hand  of  his  adversaries ; 

Thou  hast  made  all  his  enemies  to  rejoice. 

43  Thou  hast  also  turned  the  edge  of  his  sword, 

And  hast  not  made  him  to  stand  in  the  battle. 

44  Thou  hast  made  his  glory  to  cease, 

And  cast  his  throne  down  to  the  ground. 

45  The  days  of  his  youth  hast  thou  shortened  : 

Thou  hast  covered  him  with  shame.     (Selah.) 
45  How  long,  Lord  1  wilt  thou  hide  thyself  for  ever? 
Shall  thy  wrath  burn  like  f  re  ? 

47  Remember  how  short  my  time  is  : 

Wherefore  hast  thou  made  all  men  in  vain  ? 

48  What  man  is  he  that  liveth,  and  shall  not  see  death  ? 

Shall  he  deliver  his  soul  from  the  hand  of  the  grave.      (Seloh.) 

49  Lord,  where  are  thy  former  lovingkindnesses, 

"Which  thou  swarest  unto  David  in   thy  truth! 

50  Remember,  Lord,  the  reproach  of  thy  servants; 

How  /  do  bear  in  my  bosom  the  reproach  of  all  the  mighty  people  ; 

51  Wherewith  thine  enemies  have  reproached,  0  Lord  ; 

Wherewith  they  have  reproached  the  footsteps  of  thine  anointed. 

52  Blessed  be  the  Lord  for  evermore. 

Amen,  and  Amen. 


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138  THE    PSALTER 


LESSON    60. 

Psalm  xc. 

A  Prayer  of  Moses  the  man  of  God. 

LORD,  thou  hast  been  our  dwellingplace 
In  all  generations. 

2  (Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth, 

( Or  ever  thou  hadst  formed  the  earth  and  the  world, 
Even  from  everlasting  to  everlasting,  thou  art  God. 

3  Thou  turnest  man  to  destruction ; 

And  sayest,  Return,  ye  children  of  men. 

4  j  For  a  thousand  years  in  thy  sight 

(  Are  but  as  yesterday  when  it  is  past, 
And  as  a  watch  in  the  night. 

5  Thou  earnest  them  away  as  with  a  flood;  they  are  as  a  sleep ; 

In  the  morning  they  are  like  grass  which  groweth  up  ; 

6  In  the  morning  it  flourisheth,  and  groweth  up ; 

In  the  evening  it  is  cut  down,  and  withereth. 
*1  For  we  are  consumed  by  thine  anger, 
And  by  thy  wrath  are  we  troubled. 

8  Thou  hast  set  our  iniquities  before  thee, 

Our  secret  sins  in  the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

9  For  all  our  days  are  passed  away  in  thy  wrath : 

We  spend  our  years  as  a  tale  that  is  told. 

10  The  days  of  our  years  are  threescore  years  and  ten  ; 

And  if  by  reason  of  strength  they  be  fourscore  years, 
Yet  is  their  strength  labour  and  sorrow ; 
For  it  is  soon  cut  off,  and  we  fly  away. 

11  Who  knoweth  the  power  of  thine  anger? 

Even  according  to  thy  fear,  so  is  thy  wrath. 

12  So  teach  us  to  number  our  days, 

That  we  may  apply  our  hearts  unto  toisdom. 

13  Return,  0  Lord,  how  long? 

And  let  it  repent  thee  concerning  thy  servants. 

14  0  satisfy  us  early  with  thy  mercy ; 

That  toe  may  rejoice  and  be  glad  all  our  days. 

15  Make  us  glad  according  to  the  days  wherein  thou  hast  afflicted  us, 

And  the  years  wherein  we  have  seen  evil. 


LESSON   61.  139 

16  Let  thy  work  appear  unto  thy  servants, 
And  thy  glory  unto  their  children. 

17  j  And  let  the  beauty  of  the  Lord  our  God  be  upon  us: 
And  establish  thou  the  work  of  our  hands  upon  us ; 

Yea,  the  work  of  our  hands  establish  thou  it. 


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LESSON    61. 

Psalm  xci. 

HE  that  dwelleth  in  the  secret  place  of  the  Most  High 
Shall  abide  under  the  shadow  of  the  Almighty.    . 

2  I  will  say  of  the  Lord,  He  is  my  refuge  and  my  fortress  : 

My  God  ;  in  him  will  I  trust. 

3  Surely  he  shall  deliver  thee  from  the  snare  of  the  fowler, 

And  from  the  noisome  pest Hence. 

4  j  He  shall  cover  thee  with  his  feathers, 

(  And  under  his  wings  shalt  thou  trust : 
His  truth  shall  be  thy  shield  and  buckler. 

5  Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for  the  terror  by  night ; 

Nor  for  the  arrow  that  file  th  by  day  ; 

6  Nor  for  the  pestilence  that  walketh  in  darkness ; 

Nor  for  the  destruction  that  wasteth  at  noonday. 

7  A  thousand  shall  fall  at  thy  side,  and  ten  thousand  at  thy  right 

hand; 
But  it  shall  not  come  nigh  thee. 

8  Only  with  thine  eyes  shalt  thou  behold 

And  see  the  reward  of  the  wicked. 

9  Because  thou  hast  made  the  Lord,  which  is  my  refuge, 

Even  the  Most  High,  thy  habitation  ; 

10  There  shall  no  evil  befall  thee, 

Neither  shall  any  plague  come  nigh  thy  dwelling. 

11  For  he  shall  give  his  angels  charge  over  thee, 

To  keep  thee  in  all  thy  ways. 

12  They  shall  bear  thee  up  in  their  hands, 

Lest  thou  dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 

13  Thou  shalt  tread  upon  the  lion  and  adder : 

The  young  lion  and  the  dragon  shalt  thou  trample  under  feet. 


140  THE    PSALTER. 

14  Because  lie  hath  set  his  love  upon  me,  therefore  will  I  deliver  him 

/  will  set  him  on  high,  because  he  hath  known  my  name. 

15  j  He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  I  will  answer  him  : 
(  I  will  be  with  him  in  trouble ; 

/  will  deliver  him,  and  honour  him. 

16  With  long  life  will  I  satisfy  him, 

And  shew  him  my  salvation. 


LESSON    62. 

Psalm  xcii. 

A  Psalm  or  Song  for  the  sabbath  day. 

J~T is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord, 
And  to  sing  p>raises  unto  thy  name,  0  Most  High. 

2  To  shew  forth  thy  lovingkindness  in  the  morning, 

And  thy  faithfulness  every  night. 

3  Upon  an  instrument  often  strings,  and  upon  the  psaltery ; 

Upon  the  harp  with  a  solemn  sound. 

4  For  thou,  Lord,  hast  made  me  glad  through  thy  work  : 

/  will  triumph  in  the  works  of  thy  hands. 

5  0  Lord,  how  great  are  thy  works  ! 

And  thy  thoughts  are  very  deep. 

6  A  brutish  man  knoweth  not ; 

Neither  doth  a  fool  understand  this. 

7  j  When  the  wicked  spring  as  the  grass, 

( And  when  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  do  flourish  ; 
It  is  that  they  shall  be  destroyed  for  ever : 

8  j  But  thou,  Lord,  art  most  high  for  evermore. 

9  i  For,  lo,  thine  enemies,  O  Lord, 

j  For,  lo,  thine  enemies  shall  perish  ; 

\  All  the  workers  of  iniquity  shall  be  scattered. 

10  But  my  horn  shalt  thou  exalt  like  the  horn  of  &  unicorn  : 

I  shall  be  anointed  with  fresh  oil. 

11  Mine  eye  also  shall  see  my  desire  on  mine  enemies, 

And  mine  ears  shall  hear  my  desire  of  the  wicked  that  rise  up 
against  me. 


LESSON    63.  141 

12  The  righteous  shall  flourish  like  the  palm  tree  : 

He  shall  grow  like  a  cedar  in  Lebanon. 

13  Those  that  be  planted  in  the  house  of  the  Lord 

Shall  flourish  in  the  courts  of  our  God. 

14  They  shall  still  bring  forth  fruit  in  old  age ; 

They  shall  be  fat  and  flourishing  ; 

15  To  show  that  the  Lord  is  upright : 

He  is  my  rock,  and  there  is  no  unrighteousness  in  him. 

Psalm  xcni. 

*  (  HPHE  Lord  reigneth,  he  is  clothed  with  majesty; 
"j  -'-The  Lord  is  clothed  with  strength,  wherewith  he  hath  girded  him- 
'  self: 

The  world  also  is  stablished,  that  it  cannot  be  moved. 

2  Thy  throne  is  established  of  old  : 

Thou  art  from  everlasting. 

3  j  The  floods  have  lifted  up,  0  Lord, 

I  The  floods  have  lifted  up  their  voice. 
The  floods  lift  up  their  waves. 

4  The  Lord  on  high  is  mightier  than  the  noise  of  many  waters, 

Yea,  than  the  mighty  waves  of  the  sea. 

5  Thy  testimonies  are  very  sure  : 

i  Holiness  becometh  thine  house, 
0  L  OBI),  for  ever. 


LESSON    63. 

Psalm:  xcrv. 

f\  LORD  God,  to  whom  vengeance  belongeth ; 
^      0  God,  to  whom  vengeance  belongeth,  shew  thyself. 
2  Lift  up  thyself,  thou  judge  of  the  earth  : 

Render  a  reward  to  the  proud. 
k  3  Lord,  how  long  shall  the  wicked, 

How  long  shall  the  wicked  triumph? 

4  How  long  shall  they  utter  and  speak  hard  things  ? 

And  all  the  workers  of  iniquity  boast  themselves. 

5  They  break  in  pieces  thy  people,  0  Lord, 

And  afflict  thine  heritage. 


142  THE    PSALTER. 

6  They  slay  the  widow  and  the  stranger, 

And  murder  the  fatherless. 
*7  Yet  they  say,  The  Lord  shall  not  see, 

Neither  shall  the  God  of  Jacob  regard  it. 

8  Understand,  ye  brutish  among  the  people  : 

And  ye  fools,  when  will  ye  be  wise  ? 

9  He  that  planted  the  ear,  shall  he  not  hear  ? 

He  that  formed  the  eye,  shall  he  not  see? 

10  He  that  chastiseth  the  heathen,  shall  not  he  correct  ? 

He  that  teacheth  man  knowledge,  shall  not  he  know  ? 

11  The  Lord  knoweth  the  thoughts  of  man, 

That  they  are  vanity. 

12  Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  chastenest,  0  Lord, 

And  teachest  him  out  of  thy  law  ; 

13  That  thou  may  est  give  him  rest  from  the  days  of  adversity, 

Until  the  pit  be  digged  for  the  wicked. 

14  For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off  his  people, 

Neither  will  he  forsake  his  inheritance. 

15  But  judgment  shall  return  unto  righteousness  : 

And  all  the  upright  in  heart  shall  follow  it. 
1G  Who  will  rise  up  for  me  against  the  evil  doers  ? 

Or  ivho  will  stand  up  for  me  against  the  workers  of  iniquity  ? 

17  Unless  the  Lord  had  been  my  help, 

My  soul  had  almost  dwelt  in  silence. 

18  When  I  said,  My  foot  slippeth  • 

Thy  mercy,  0  LORD,  hel\me  up. 

19  In  the  multitude  of  my  thoughts  within  me 

Thy  comforts  delight  my  soul. 

20  Shall  the  throne  of  iniquity  have  fellowship  with  thee, 

Which  frameth  mischief  by  a  law? 

21  They  gather  themselves  together  against  the  soul  of  the  righteous, 

And  condemn  the  innocent  blood. 

22  But  the  Lord  is  my  defence  ; 

And  my  God  is  the  rock  of  my  refuge. 

23  j  And  he  shall  bring  upon  them  their  own  iniquity, 
1  And  shall  cut  them  offin  their  own  wickedness  : 

Yea,  the  LORD  our  God  shall  cut  them  off. 


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less  ox    6  4.  143 

LESSON   64. 

Psalm  xcy.- 

H  come,  let  us  sing  unto  the  Lord  : 

Let  us  make  a  joyful  noise  to  the  rock  of  our  salvation. 


2  Let  us  come  before  his  presence  with  thanksgiving, 

And  make  a  joyful  noise  unto  him  with  psalms. 

3  For  the  Lord  is  a  great  God, 

And  a  great  king  above  all  gods. 

4  In  his  hand  are  the  deep  places  of  the  earth : 

The  strength  of  the  hills  is  his  also. 

5  The  sea  is  his  and  he  made  it : 

And  his  hands  formed  the  dry  land. 

6  Oh  come  let  us  worship  and  bow  down  : 

Let  us  kneel  before  the  LORD  our  maker. 

7  For  he  is  our  God  ; 

And  ?/-eare  the  people  of  his  pasture,  and  the  sheep  of  his  hand. 

{To  day  if  ye  will  hear  his  voice, 
Harden  not  your  heart,  as  in  the  provocation, 
And  as  in  the  day  of  temptation  in  the  wilderness : 
9  When  your  fathers  tempted  me, 
Proved  me,  and  saw  my  work. 
10 (Forty  years  long  was  I  grieved  with  this  generation, 
i  And  said,  It  is  a  people  that  do  err  in  their  heart, 
And  they  have  not  known  my  ways : 
11  Unto  whom  I  sware  in  my  wrath 

That  they  should  not  enter  into  my  rest. 

Psalm  xcyt. 

OH  sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song  : 
Sing  unto  the  LORD,  all  the  earth. 

2  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  bless  his  name ; 

Shew  forth  his  salvation  from  day  to  day. 

3  Declare  his  glory  among  the  heathen, 

His  wonders  among  all  people. 

4  For  the  Lord  is  great,  and  greatly  to  be  praised  : 

He  is  to  be  feared  above  all  gods. 


144  THE    PSALTER. 

5  For  all  the  gods  of  the  nations  are  idols  : 

But  the  LORD  made  the  heavens. 

6  Honor  and  majesty  are  before  him : 

Strength  and  beauty  are  in  his  sanctuary. 

7  Give  unto  the  Lord,  0  ye  kindreds  of  the  people, 

Give  unto  the  LORD  glory  and  strength. 

8  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto  his  name  : 

Bring  an  offering  and  come  into  his  courts. 

9  Oh  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness  : 

Fear  before  him,  all  the  earth. 
10  j  Say  amonjr  the  heathen  that  the  Lord  reign eth  : 

( The  world  also  shall  be  established  that  it  shall  not  be  moved 
He  shall  judge  the  people  righteously. 
llJLetthe  heavens  rejoice, 
( And  let  the  earth  be  glad ; 

Lei  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof. 

12  Let  the  field  be  joyful,  and  all  that  is  therein  : 

Then  shall  all  the  trees  of  the  wood  rejoice 

1 3  Before  the  Lord  :  for  he  cometh, 

For  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth  : 
He  shall  judge  the  world  with  righteousness, 
And  the  people  with  his  truth. 


LESSON    65. 

Psalm  xcvti. 

THE  Lord  reigneth  ;  let  the  earth  rejoice ; 
Let  the  multitude  of  isles  be  glad  thereof. 

2  Clouds  and  darkness  are  round  about  him  : 

Righteousness  and  judgment  are  the  habitation  of  his  throne. 

3  A  fire  goeth  before  him, 

And  burneth  up  his  enemies  round  about. 

4  His  lightnings  enlightened  the  world  : 

The  earth  saw,  and  trembled. 

5  The  hills  melted  like  wax  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord, 

At  the  presence  of  the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 

6  The  heavens  declare  his  righteousness, 

And  all  the  people  see  his  glory. 


lesson    65.  145 

7  j  Confounded  be  all  they  that  serve  graven  images, 
!  That  boast  themselves  of  idols  : 

Worship  him,  all  ye  gods. 

8  j  Zion  heard,  and  was  glad ; 

i  And  the  daughters  of  Judah  rejoiced 
Because  of  thy  judgments,  0  LORD. 

9  For  thou,  Lord,  art  high  above  all  the  earth  : 

Thou  art  exalted  far  above  all  gods. 

10  j  Ye  that  love  the  Lord,  hate  evil : 

(  He  preserveth  the  souls  of  his  saints ; 

He  delivereth  them  out  of  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 

11  Light  is  sown  for  the  righteous, 

And  gladness  for  the  upright  in  heart. 

12  Rejoice  in  the  Lord,  ye  righteous; 

And  give  thanks  at  the  remembrance  of  his  holiness. 

Psalm  xcvm. 

A  Psalm. 

(AH  sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song  ; 
I  ^  For  he  hath  done  marvellous  things  : 

His  right  hand,  and  his  holy  arm,  hath  gotten  him  the  victory. 

2  The  Lord  hath  made  known  his  salvation  : 

His  righteousness  hath  he  openly  shewed  in  the  sight  of  the  heathen. 

3  He  hath  remembered  his  mercy  and  his  truth  toward  the  house  of 

Israel : 
All  the  ends  of  the  earth  have  seen  the  salvation  of  our  God. 

4  Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord,  all  the  earth : 

Make  a  loud  noise,  and  rejoice,  and  sing  praise. 

5  Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  the  harp ; 

With  the  harp,  and  the  voice  of  a  psalm, 

6  With  trumpets  and  sound  of  cornet 

Make  a  joyful  noise  before  the  L  ORD,  the  King. 

7  Let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof; 

The  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 

8  Let  the  floods  clap  their  hands : 

Let  the  hills  be  joyful  together 

9  Before  the  Lord  ;  for  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth  : 

j  With  righteousness  shall  he  judge  the  world, 
(  And  the  people  with  equity. 
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146  THE     PSALTER. 


LESSON    66. 

Psalm  xcix. 

THE  Lord  reigneth  ;  let  the  people  tremble : 
He  sitteth  between  the  cherubim  ;  let  the  earth  be  moved. 

2  The  Lord  is  great  in  Zion ; 

And  he  is  high  above  all  the  people. 

3  Let  them  praise  thy  great  and  terrible  name ; 

For  it  is  holy. 

4  j  The  king's  strength  also  loveth  judgment ; 
(  Thou  dost  establish  equity, 

Thou  executest  judgment  and  righteousness  in  Jacob. 

5  (  Exalt  ye  the  Lord  our  God, 

(  And  worship  at  his  footstool ; 
For  he  is  holy. 

6  j  Moses  and  Aaron  among  his  priests, 

(  And  Samuel  among  them  that  call  upon  his  name  ; 
They  called  upon  the  L  ORD,  and  he  answered  them. 

7  He  spake  unto  them  in  the  cloudy  pillar  : 

j  They  kept  his  testimonies, 

I  And  the  ordinance  that  he  gave  them. 

8  Thou  answeredst  them,  0  Lord  our  God  : 

j  Thou  wast  a  God  that  for gav  est  them, 

I  Though  thou  toohest  vengeance  of  their  inventions. 

9  j  Exalt  the  Lord  our  God, 

(  And  worship  at  his  holy  hill ; 
For  the  L  ORB  our  God  is  holy. 

Psalm  c. 

A  Psalm  of  praise. 

MAKE  a  joyful  noise  unto  the  Lord,  all  ye  lands. 
2j  Serve  the  LORD  with  gladness  : 
I  Come  before  his  presence  with  singing. 
3  j  Know  ye  that  the  Lord  he  is  God  : 
1  It  is  he  that  hath  made  us,  and  not  we  ourselves ; 
We  are  his  people,  and  the  sheep  of  his  pasture. 


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4  j  Enter  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving, 
I  And  into  his  courts  with  praise  : 

Be  thankful  unto  him,  and  bless  his  name. 

5  ( For  the  Lord  is  good ; 

"I  His  mercy  is  everlasting ; 

And  his  truth  endurcth  to  all  generations. 

Psalm  ci. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

I  WILL  sing  of  mercy  and  judgment : 
Unto  thee  0  LORD,  will  I  sing. 

2  I  will  behave  myself  wisely  in  a  perfect  way.     Oh  when  wilt  thou 

come  unto  me  ? 
/  will  walk  within  my  house  with  a  perfect  heart. 

3  I  will  set  no  wicked  thing  before  mine  eyes  : 

I  hate  the  work  of  them  that  turn  aside  ;  it  shall  not  cleave  to  me. 

4  A  fro  ward  heart  shall  depart  from  me  : 

/  will  not  know  a  wicked  person. 

5  Whoso  privily  slandereth  his  neighbour,  him  will  I  cut  off: 

~  Him  that  hath  a  high  look  and  a  proud  heart  will  not  I  suffer. 
L6  Mine  eyes  shall  be  upon  the  faithful  of  the  land,  that  they  may  dwell 
with  me : 
He  that  walketh  in  a  perfect  way,  he  shall  serve  me. 

7  He  that  worketh  deceit  shall  not  dwell  within  my  house  : 

He  that  telleth  lies  shall  not  tarry  in  my  sight. 

8  I  will  early  destroy  all  the  wicked  of  the  land  ; 

That  I  may  cut  off  all  wicked  doers  from  the  city  of  the  LORD. 


LESSON    67. 

Psalm  cii. 

A  Prayer  of  the  afflicted,  when  he  is  overwhelmed,  and  poureth  out  his  complaint  before  the  Lobd. 

HEAR  my  prayer,  0  Lord, 
And  let  my  cry  come  unto  thee. 
2  j  Hide  not  thy  face  from  me 
(  In  the  day  when  I  am  in  trouble  ;  incline  thine  ear  unto  me  : 
In  the  day  when  /  call  answer  me  speedily. 


148  THE    PSALTER. 

3  For  rny  days  are  consumed  like  smoke, 

And  my  bones  are  burned  as  a  hearth. 

4  My  heart  is  smitten,  and  withered  like  grass ; 

So  that  1  forget  to  eat  my  bread. 

5  j  By  reason  of  the  voice  of  my  groaning  my  bones  cleave  to  my  skin. 

6  ( I  am  like  a  pelican  of  the  willderness  : 

/  am  like  an  owl  of  the  desert. 
7(1  watch,  and  am  as  a  sparrow  alone  upon  the  housetop . 

8  (  Mine  enemies  reproach  me  all  the  day  ; 

And  they  that  are  mad  against  me  are  sworn  against  me. 

9  For  I  have  eaten  ashes  like  bread, 

And  mingled  my  drink  with  weeping, 

10  Because  of  thine  indignation  and  thy  wrath  : 

For  thou  hast  lifted  me  up,  and  cast  me  down. 

1 1  My  days  are  like  a  shadow  that  declineth  ; 

And  I  am  withered  like  grass. 

12  But  thou,  0  Lord,  shalt  endure  for  ever ; 

And  thy  remembrance  unto  all  generations. 

13  Thou  shalt  arise,  and  have  mercy  upon  Zion : 

For  the  time  to  favour  her,  yea,  the  set  time,  is  come. 

14  For  thy  servants  take  pleasure  in  her  stones, 

And  favour  the  dust  thereof. 

15  So  the  heathen  shall  fear  the  name  of  the  Lord, 

And  all  the  kings  of  the  earth  thy  glory. 

16  When  the  Lord  shall  build  up  Zion, 

He  shall  appear  in  his  glory. 

1 7  He  will  regard  the  prayer  of  the  destitute, 

And  not  despise  their  prayer. 

18  This  shall  be  written  for  the  generation  to  come  : 

And  the  people  which  shall  be  created  shall  praise  the  LORD. 

19  For  he  hath  looked  down  from  the  height  of  his  sanctuary ; 

From  heaven  did,  the  L  ORB  behold  the  earth  ; 

20  To  hear  the  groaning  of  the  prisoner; 

To  loose  those  that  are  appointed  to  death  ; 

21  To  declare  the  name  of  the  Lord  in  Zion, 

And  his  praise  in  Jerusalem  ; 

22  When  the  people  are  gathered  together, 

And  the  kingdoms,  to  serve  the  L  ORB. 


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23  j  He  weakened  my  strength  in  the  way  ;  he  shortened  my  days. 

24  (  [  said,  O  my  God,  take  me  not  away  in  the  midst  of  my  days  : 

Thy  years  are  throughout  all  generations. 

25  Of  old  hast  thou  laid  the  foundation  of  the  earth  : 

And  the  heavens  are  the  work  of  thy  hands. 

26  They  shall  perish,  but  thou  shalt  endure  : 

Yea,  all  of  them  shall  luax  old  like  a  garment ; 
As  a  vesture  shalt  thou  change  them,  and  they  shall  be  changed  : 

27  But  thou  art  the  same,  and  thy  years  shall  have  no  end. 

28  The  children  of  thy  servants  shall  continue, 

And  their  seed  shall  be  established  before  thee. 

LESSON    68. 

Psalm  cm. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

BLESS  the  Lord,  0  my  soul : 
And  all  that  is  within  me,  bless  his  holy  name. 

2  Bless  the  Lord,  0  my  soul, 

And  forget  not  all  his  benefits : 

3  Who  forgiveth  ail  thine  iniquities  ; 

Who  healeth  all  thy  diseases  ; 

4  Who  redeemeth  thy  life  from  destruction  ; 

Who  crowneth  thee  with  lovingkindness  and  tender  mercies  ; 

5  Who  satisfieth  thy  mouth  with  good  things  ; 

So  that  thy  youth  is  renewed  like  the  eagle's. 

6  The  Lord  executeth  righteousness 

And  judgment  for  all  that  are  op-pressed. 

7  He  made  known  his  ways  unto  Moses, 

His  acts  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 

8  The  Lord  is  merciful  and  gracious, 

Slow  to  anger  and  plenteous  in  mercy. 

9  He  will  not  always  chide :  * 

Neither  will  he  keep  his  anger  for  ever. 

10  He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our  sins ; 

Nor  rewarded  us  according  to  our  iniquities. 

11  For  as  the  heaven  is  high  above  the  earth, 

So  great  is  his  mercy  toward  them  that  fear  him. 

12  As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west, 

So  far  hath  he  removed  our  transgressions  from  us. 


150  THE    PSALTER. 

13  Like  as  a  father  pitieth  his  children, 

So  the  LORD  pitieth  them  that  fear  him, 

14  For  he  knoweth  our  frame; 

He  remembreth  that  we  are  dust. 

15  As  for  man,  his  days  are  as  grass : 

As  a  flower  of  the  field,  so  he  flourisheth. 

16  For  the  wind  passeth  over  it,  and  it  is  gone ; 

And  the  place  thereof  shall  know  it  no  more. 

17  But  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  is  from  everlasting  to  everlasting  upon 

them  that  fear  him, 
And  his  righteousness  unto  children's  children  ; 

18  To  such  as  keep  his  covenant, 

And  to  those  that  rememember  his  commandments  to  do  them. 

19  The  Lord  hath  prepared  his  throne  in  the  heavens  ; 

And  his  kingdom  ruleth  over  all. 

20  j  Bless  the  Lord,  ye  his  angels, 

1  That  excel  in  strength,  that  do  his  commandments, 
Hearkening  unto  the  voice  of  his  word. 

21  Bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  hosts ; 

Ye  ministers  of  his,  that  do  his  pleasure, 

22  (Bless  the  Lord,  all  his  works 
I  In  all  places  of  his  dominion  : 

Bless  the  L  OBD,  0  my  soul. 

LESSON    69. 

Psalm  crv. 
j  T)LESS  the  Lord,  0  my  soul. 
( D  0  Lord  my  God,  thou  art  very  great ; 

Thou  art  clothed  with  honour  and  majesty. 

2  Who  coverest  thyself  with  light  as  with  a  garment : 

Who  stretchest  out  the  heavens  like  a  curtain  : 

3  j  Who  layeth  the  beams  of^is  chambers  in  the  waters  : 
1  Who  maketh  the  clouds  his  chariot : 

Who  walketh  upon  the  wings  of  the  wind : 

4  Who  maketh  his  angels  spirits ; 

His  ministers  a  flaming  fire  : 

5  Who  laid  the  foundations  of  the  earth, 

That  it  should  not  be  removed  for  ever. 


LESSON    69.  151 

6  Thou  coveredst  it  with  the  deep  as  with  a  garment : 

The  waters  stood  above  the  mountains. 
*7  At  thy  rebuke  they  fled ; 

At  the  voice  of  thy  thunder  they  hasted  away. 

8  They  go  up  by  the  mountains ;  they  go  down  by  the  valleys 

Unto  the  place  which  thou  hasi  founded  for  them. 

9  Thou  hast  set  a  bound  that  they  may  not  pass  over ; 

That  they  turn  not  again  to  cover  the  earth. 

10  He  sendeth  the  springs  into  the  valleys, 

Which  run  among  the  hills. 

11  They  give  drink  to  every  beast  of  the  field  : 

The  wild  asses  quench  their  thirst. 

12  By  them  shall  the  fowls  of  the  heaven  have  their  habitation, 

Which  sing  among  the  branches. 

13  He  watereth  the  hills  from  his  chambers  : 

The  earth  is  satisfied  with  the  fruit  of  thy  works. 

14  He  causeth  the  grass  to  grow  for  the  cattle, 

And  herb  for  the  service  of  man: 
That  he  may  bring  forth  food  out  of  the  earth  ; 

15  And  wine  that  maketh  glad  the  heart  of  man, 
And  oil  to  make  his  face  to  shine, 

And  bread  which  strengtheneth  man's  heart. 

16  The  trees  of  the  Lord  are  full  of  sap  ; 

The  cedars  of  Lebanon,  which  he  hath  planted  ; 

17  Where  the  birds  make  their  nests  : 

As  for  the  stork,  the  fir  trees  are  her  house. 

18  The  high  hill^r are  a  refuge  for  the  wild  goats  ; 

And  the  rocks  for  the  conies. 

19  He  appointed  the  moon  for  seasons  : 

The  sun  knoweth  his  going  down. 

20  Thou  makest  darkness,  and  it  is  night : 

Wherein  all  the  beasts  of  the  forest  do  creep  forth. 

21  The  young  lions  roar  after  their  prey, 

And  seek  their  meat  from  God. 

22  The  sun  ariseth,  they  gather  themselves  together, 

And  lay  them  down  in  their  dens. 

23  Man  goeth  forth  unto  his  work 

And  to  his  labour  until  the  evening. 


152  THE     PSALTER. 

24  j  O  Lord,  how  manifold  are  thy  works ! 
I  In  wisdom  hast  thou  made  them  all : 

The  earth  is  full  of  thy  riches. 

25  j  So  is  this  great  and  wide  sea, 

1  Wherein  are  things  creeping  innumerable, 
Both  small  and  great  beasts. 

26  There  go  the  ships : 

There  is  that  leviathan,  whom  thou  hast  made  to  play  therein, 
21  These  wait  all  upon  thee; 

That  thou  mayest  give  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

28  That  thou  givest  them  they  gather  : 

Thou  openest  thine  hand,  they  are  filled  with  good. 

29  Thou  hidest  thy  face,  they  are  troubled  : 

{Thou  takest  away  their  breath,  they  die, 
And  return  to  their  dust. 

30  Thou  sendest  forth  thy  spirit,  they  are  created: 

And  thou  renewest  the  face  of  the  earth, 

31  The  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  endure  for  ever  : 

The  LORD  shall  rejoice  in  his  works. 

32  He  looketh  on  the  earth,  and  it  trembleth : 

He  toucheth  the  hills,  and  they  smoke. 

33  I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  as  long  as  I  live : 

I  will  sing  praise  to  my  God  while  I  have  my  being 

34  My  meditation  of  him  shall  be  sweet : 

I  will  be  glad  in  the  L  ORD. 

35  Let  the  sinners  be  consumed  out  of  the  earth, 

And  let  the  wicked  be  no  more. 
Bless  thou  the  Lord,  O  my  soul. 
Praise  ye  the  L  ORD. 


LESSON   70. 

Psalm  cv,  First  Part. 

OH  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  call  upon  his  name 
Make  known  his  deeds  among  the  people. 
2  Sing  unto  him,  sing  psalms  unto  him : 
Talk  ye  of  all  his  -wondrous  works. 


LESSON   70.  153 

3  Glory  ye  in  his  holy  name  : 

Let  the  heart  of  them  rejoice  that  seek  the  LORD. 

4  Seek  the  Lord,  and  his  strength  : 

Seek  his  face  evermore. 

5  Remember  his  marvellous  works  that  he  hath  done ; 

His  wonders,  and  the  judgments  of  his  mouth  ; 

6  0  ye  seed  of  Abraham  his  servant, 

Ye  children  of  Jacob  his  chosen. 
V  He  is  the  Lord  our  God : 

His  judgments  are  in  all  the  earth. 

8  He  hath  remembered  his  covenant  for  ever, 

The  word  which  he  commanded  to  a  thousand  generations. 

9  Which  covenant  he  made  with  Abraham, 

And  his  oath  unto  Isaac  ; 

10  And  confirmed  the  same  unto  Jacob  for  a  law, 

And  to  Israel  for  an  everlasting  covenant : 

11  Saying,  Unto  thee  will  I  give  the  land  of  Canaan, 

The  lot  of  your  inheritance: 

12  When  they  were  but  a  few  men  in  number; 

Yea,  very  few,  and  strangers  in  it. 

13  When  they  went  from  one  nation  to  another, 

From  one  kingdom  to  another  people  ; 

14  He  suffered  no  man  to  do  them  wrong : 

Yea,  he  reproved  kings  for  their  sakes  ; 

15  Saying,  Touch  not  mine  anointed, 

And  do  my  prophets  no  harm. 

16  Moreover  he  called  for  a  famine  upon  the  land : 

He  brake  the  whole  staff  of  bread. 
1 1  He  sent  a  man  before  them, 

Even  Joseph,  who  was  sold  for  a  servant: 

18  Whose  feet  they  hurt  with  fetters : 

He  was  laid  in  iron  : 

19  Until  the  time  that  his  word  came : 

The  word  of  the  L  ORB  tried  him. 

20  The  king  sent  and  loosed  him : 

Even  the  ruler  of  the  people,  and  let  him  go  free. 

21  He  made  him  lord  of  his  house, 

And  ruler  of  all  his  substance: 


154  THE    PSALTER, 

22  To  bind  his  princes  at  his  pleasure ; 
And  teach  his  senators  wisdom. 


LESSON    71. 

Psalm  cv,  Second  Part. 

ISRAEL  also  came  into  Egypt ; 
And  Jacob  sojourned  in  the  land  of  Ham. 

24  And  he  increased  his  people  greatly  ; 

And  made  them  stronger  than  their  enemies. 

25  He  turned  their  heart  to  hate  his  people, 

To  deal  subtilely  with  his  servants. 

26  He  sent  Moses  his  servant; 

And  Aaron  whom  he  had  chosen. 

27  They  shewed  his  signs  among  them, 

And  wonders  in  the  land  of  Ham. 

28  He  sent  darkness,  and  made  it  dark ; 

And  they  rebelled  not  against  his  word, 

29  He  turned  their  waters  into  blood, 

And  slew  their  fish. 

30  Their  land  brought  forth  frogs  in  abundance, 

In  the  chambers  of  their  kings. 

31  He  spake,  and  there  came  divers  sorts  of  flies, 

And  lice  in  all  their  coasts. 

32  He  gave  them  hail  for  rain, 

And  flaming  fire  in  their  land. 

33  He  smote  their  vines  also  and  their  fig  trees ; 

And  brake  the  trees  of  their  coasts. 

34  He  spake,  and  the  locusts  came, 

And  caterpillars,  and  that  without  number, 

35  And  did  eat  up  all  the  herbs  in  their  land, 

And  devoured  the  fruit  of  their  ground. 

36  He  smote  also  all  the  firstborn  in  their  land, 

The  chief  of  all  their  strength. 

37  He  brought  them  forth  also  with  silver  and  gold  : 

And  there  was  not  one  feeble  person  among  their  tribes. 

38  Egypt  was  glad  when  they  departed : 

For  the  fear  of  them  fell  upon  them. 


lesson    7  2.  155 

39  He  spread  a  cloud  for  a  covering ; 

And  fire  to  give  light  in  the  night. 

40  The  people  asked,  and  he  brought  quails, 

And  satisfied  them  with  ths  bread  of  heaven. 

41  He  opened  the  rock,  and  the  water  gushed  out ; 

They  ran  in  the  dry  places  like  a  river. 

42  For  he  remembered  his  holy  promise, 

And  Abraham  his  servant. 

43  And  he  brought  forth  his  people  with  joy, 

And  his  chosen  ivith  gladness : 

44  And  gave  them  the  lands  of  the  heathen  : 

And  they  inherited  the  labour  of  the  peop>le  ; 

45  That  they  might  observe  his  statutes, 

And  keep  his  laws.     Praise  ye  the  LORD. 

LESSON    72. 

PsATrsr  cvi,  First  Part. 

j  pRAISE  ye  the  Lord. 

!  J-  Oh  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  good  : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

2  Who  can  utter  the  mighty  acts  of  the  Lord  \ 

Who  can  sheio  forth  all  his  praise  ? 

3  Blessed  are  they  that  keep  judgment, 

And  he  that  doeth  righteousness  at  all  times. 

4  Remember  me,  O  Lord,  with  the  favour  that  thou  bearest  unto  thy 

people : 
Oh  visit  me  with  thy  salvation; 

5  j  That  I  may  see  the  good  of  thy  chosen, 

1  That  I  may  rejoice  in  the  gladness  of  thy  nation, 
That  I  may  glory  with  thine  inheritance. 

6  We  have  sinned  with  our  fathers, 

We  have  committed  iniquity,  we  have  done  wickedly. 

7  j  Our  fathers  understood  not  thy  wonders  in  Egypt ; 

I  They  remembered  not  the  multitude  of  thy  mercies ; 
But  provoked  him  at  the  sea,  even  at  the  Red  sea, 

8  Nevertheless  he  saved  them  for  his  name's  sake, 

That  he  might  make  his  mighty  power  to  be  known. 


156  THE    PSALTER. 

9  He  rebuked  the  Ked  sea  also,  and  it  was  dried  np : 

So  he  led  them  through  the  depths,  as  through  the  wilderness. 

10  And  he  saved -them  from  the  hand  of  him  that  hated  them, 

And  redeemed  them  from  the  hand  of  the  enemy. 

11  And  the  waters  covered  their  enemies: 

,  There  was  not  one  of  them  left. 

12  Then  believed  they  his  words : 

They  sang  his  praise. 

1 3  They  soon  forgat  his  works ; 

They  waited  not  for  his  counsel : 

14  But  lusted  exceedingly  in  the  wilderness, 

And  tempted  God  in  the  desert. 

1 5  And  he  gave  them  their  request ; 

But  sent  leanness  into  their  soul. 
IS  They  envied  Moses  also  in  the  camp, 
And  Aaron  the  saint  of  the  L  ORD. 

1 7  The  earth  opened  and  swallowed  up  Dathan, 

And  covered  the  company  oj  Abiram. 

18  And  a  fire  was  kindled  in  their  company; 

The  flame  burned  up  the  wicked. 

19  They  made  a  calf  in  Horeb, 

And  worshipped  the  molten  image. 

20  Thus  they  changed  their  glory 

Into  the  similitude  of  an  ox  that  eateth  grass. 

21  They  forgat  God  their  saviour, 

Which  had  done  great  things  in  Egypt ; 

22  Wondrous  works  in  the  land  of  Ham, 

And  terrible  things  by  the  Red  sea. 

23  j  Therefore  he  said  that  he  would  destroy  them, 

(Had  not  Moses  his  chosen  stood  before  him  in  the  breach, 
\  To  turn  away  his  wrath, 
I  Lest  he  should  destroy  them. 


LESSON    7  3. 

Psalm  cvi,  Second  Pabt. 

EA,  they  despised  the  pleasant  land, 
They  believed  not  his  word : 


lesson    7  3.  157 

25  But  murmured  in  their  tents, 

And  hearkened  not  unto  the  voice  of  the  L  ORD. 

26  Therefore  he  lifted  up  his  hand  against  them, 

To  overthrow  them  in  the  wilderness : 

27  To  overthrow  their  seed  also  among  the  nations, 

And  to  scatter  them  in  the  lands. 

28  They  joined  themselves  also  uuto  Baal-peor, 

And  ate  the  sacrifices  of  the  dead. 

29  Thus  they  provoked  him  to  anger  with  their  inventions  : 

And  the  plague  brake  in  upon  them. 

30  Then  stood  up  Phinehas,  and  executed  judgment : 

And  so  the  plague  was  stayed. 

31  And  that  was  counted  unto  him  for  righteousness 

Unto  all  generations  for  evermore. 

32  They  angered  him  also  at  the  waters  of  strife, 

So  that  it  went  ill  with  Moses  for  their  sakes : 

33  Because  they  provoked  his  spirit, 

So  that  he  spake  unadvisedly  with  his  lipts. 

34  They  did  not  destroy  the  nations, 

Concerning  whom  the  LORD  commanded  them : 

35  But  were  mingled  among  the  heathen, 

And  learned  their  works. 

36  And  they  served  their  idols  : 

Which  were  a  snare  unto  them. 

37  Yea,  they  sacrificed  their  sons 

And  their  daughters  unto  devils, 
38 j  And  shed  innocent  blood, 

{ Even  the  blood  of  their  sons  and  of  their  daughters, 
j  Whom  they  sacrificed  unto  the  idols  of  Canaan : 
(  And  the  land  was  -polluted  with  blood. 

39  Thus  were  they  defiled  with  their  own  works, 

And  went  a  whoring  with  their  own  inventions. 

40  Therefore  was  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  kindled  against  his  people, 

Insomuch  that  he  abhorred  his  own  inheritance. 

41  And  he  gave  them  into  the  hand  of  the  heathen  ; 

And  they  that  hated  them  ruled  over  them. 

42  Their  enemies  also  oppressed  them, 

And  they  were  brought  into  subjection  under  their  hand. 


158  THE    PSALTER. 

43  Many  times  did  lie  deliver  thern ; 

j  But  they  provoked  him  with  their  counsel, 
I  And  were  brought  low  for  their  iniquity. 

44  Nevertheless  he  regarded  their  affliction, 

When  he  heard  their  cry : 

45  And  he  remembered  for  them  his  covenant, 

And  repented  according  to  the  multitude  of  his  mercies. 

46  He  made  them  also  to  be  pitied 

Of  all  those  that  carried  them  captives. 

47  Save  us,  0  Lord  our  God, 

And  gather  us  from  among  the  heathen, 
To  give  thanks  unto  thy  holy  name, 
And  to  triumph  in  thy  praise. 

48  Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  from  everlasting  to  everlasting : 

j  And  let  all  the  people  say,  Amen. 
I  Praise  ye  the  LORD. 


LESSON   74. 

Psalm  cvn,  First  Part. 

OH  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  for  he  is  good  : 
For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

2  Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord  say  so, 

Whom  he  hath  redeemed  from  the  hand  of  the  enemy  ; 

3  And  gathered  them  out  of  the  lands, 

From  the  east,  and  from  the  west,  from  the  north,  and  from  the 
south. 

4  They  wandered  in  the  wilderness  in  a  solitary  way ; 

They  found  no  city  to  dwell  in. 

5  Hungry  and  thirsty, 

Their  soul  fainted  in  them. 

6  Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 

And  he  delivered  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

7  And  he  led  them  forth  by  the  right  way, 

That  they  might  go  to  a  city  of  habitation. 

8  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness, 

And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men! 


lesson  75.  159 

9  For  he  satisfieth  the  longing  soul, 

And  filleth  the  hungry  soul  with  goodness. 

10  Such  as  sit  in  darkness  and  the  shadow  of  death, 

Being  bound  in  affliction  and  iron  ; 

11  Because  they  rebelled  against  the  words  of  God, 

And  contemned  the  counsel  of  the  Most  High  : 

12  Therefore  he  brought  down  their  heart  with  labour; 

They  fell  down,  and  there  was  none  to  help. 

13  Then  they  cried  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 

And  he  saved  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

14  He  brought  them  out  of  darkness  and  the  shadow  of  death, 

And  brake  their  bands  in  sunder. 

15  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness, 

And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

16  For  he  hath  broken  the  gates  of  brass, 

And  cut  the  bars  of  iron  in  sunder. 

17  Fools,  because  of  their  transgression, 

And  because  of  their  iniquities,  are  afflicted. 

18  Their  soul  abhorreth  all  manner  of  meat; 

And  they  draw  near  unto  the  gates  of  death. 

19  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 

And  he  saveth  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

20  He  sent  his  word,  and  healed  them, 

And  delivered  them  from  their  destructions. 

21  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness, 

And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

22  And  let  them  sacrifice  the  sacrifices  of  thanksgiving, 

And  declare  his  works  with  rejoicing. 


LESSON    75. 

Psalm  cvii,  Secoio)  Part. 

THEY  that  go  down  to  the  sea  in  ships, 
That  do  business  in  great  waters  ; 

24  These  see  the  works  of  the  Lord, 

And  his  wonders  in  the  deep. 

25  For  he  commandeth,  and  raiseth  the  stormy  wind, 

Which  lifteth  up  the  waves  thereof. 


160  THE    PSALTEK. 

26  They  mount  up  to  the  heaven,  they  go  down  again  to  the  depths : 

Their  soul  is  melted  because  of  trouble. 

27  They  reel  to  and  fro,  and  stagger  like  a  drunken  man, 

And  are  at  their  wWs  end. 

28  Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble, 

And  he  bringeth  them  out  of  their  distresses. 

29  He  maketh  the  storm  a  calm, 

So  that  the  waves  thereof  are  still. 

30  Then  are  they  glad  because  they  be  quiet ; 

So  he  bringeth  them  unto  their  desired  haven. 

31  Oh  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  his  goodness, 

And  for  his  wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men  / 

32  Let  them  exalt  him  also  in  the  congregation  of  the  people, 

And  praise  him  in  the  assembly  of  the  elders. 

33  He  turneth  rivers  into  a  wilderness, 

And  the  watersprings  into  dry  ground  ; 

34  A  fruitful  land  into  barrenness, 

For  the  wickedness  of  them  that  dwell  therein. 

35  He  turneth  the  wilderness  into  a  standing  water, 

And  dry  ground  into  watersprings. 

36  And  there  he  maketh  the  hungry  to  dwell, 

That  they  may  prepare  a  city  for  habitation  ; 

37  And  sow  the  fields,  and  plant  vineyards, 

Which  may  yield  fruits  of  increase. 

38  He  blesseth  them  also,  so  that  they  are  multiplied  greatly; 

And  suffereth  not  their  cattle  to  decrease. 

39  Again,  they  are  minished  and  brought  low 

Through  oppression,  affliction,  and  sorrow. 

40  He  poureth  contempt  upon  princes, 

And  causeth  them  to  wander  in  the  wilderness,  where  there  is  no 
way. 

41  Yet  setteth  he  the  poor  on  high  from  affliction, 

And  maketh  him  families  like  a  flock. 

42  The  righteous  shall  see  it,  and  rejoice : 

And  all  iniquity  shall  stop)  her  mouth. 

43  Whoso  is  wise,  and  will  observe  these  things, 

Even  they  shall  understand  the  lovingkindness  of  the  LORD. 


LESSON    76.  161 


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LESSON    76. 

Psalm  cvm. 

A  Song  or  Psalm  of  David. 

GOD,  my  heart  is  fixed  ; 


j  /  will  sing  and  give  praise, 

\  Even  with  my  glory.  i 

2  Awake,  psaltery  and  harp  : 

/  myself  will  awake  early. 

3  I  will  praise  thee,  0  Lord,  among  the  people : 

And  I  will  sing  praises  unto  thee  among  the  nations. 

4  For  thy  mercy  is  great  above  the  heavens  : 

And  thy  truth  reacheth  unto  the  clouds. 

5  Be  thou  exalted,  0  God,  above  the  heavens : 

And  thy  glory  above  all  the  earth  ; 

6  That  thy  beloved  may  be  delivered  : 

Save  with  thy  right  hand,  and  answer  me. 

7  J  God  hath  spoken  in  his  holiness  ; 

( I  will  rejoice,  I  will  divide  Shechem, 
And  mete  out  the  valley  of  Succoth. 

8  j  Gilead  is  mine ;  Manasseh  is  mine  ; 

1  Ephraim  also  is  the  strength  of  mine  head ; 
Judah  is  my  lawgiver  ; 

9  j  Moab  is  my  washpot ; 

( Over  Edom  will  I  cast  out  my  shoe ; 
Over  Philistia  will  I  triumph. 

10  Who  will  bring  me  into  the  strong  city  ? 

Who  will  lead  me  into  Edom  ? 

11  Wilt  not  thou,  0  God,  who  hast  cast  us  off? 

And  wilt  not  thou,  0  God,  go  forth  with  our  hosts  ? 

12  Give  us  help  from  trouble  : 

For  vain  is  the  help  of  man. 

13  Through  God  we  shall  do  valiantly : 

For  he  it  is  that  shall  tread  out  our  enemies. 


11 


162  THE     PSALTER. 


LESSON    77. 
Psalm  cix. 

[To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

HOLD  not  thy  peace,  0  God  of  my  praise ; 
2  For  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  and  the  mouth  of  the  deceitful 

are  opened  against  me  : 
They  have  spoken  against  me  with  a  lying  tongue. 

3  They  compassed  me  about  also  with  words  of  hatred ; 

And  fought  against  me  without  a  cause. 

4  For  my  love  they  are  my  adversaries : 

But  /give  myself  unto  prayer. 

5  And  they  have  rewarded  me  evil  for  good, 

And  hatred  for  my  love. 

6  Set  thou  a  wicked  man  over  him  ; 

And  let  Satan  stand  at  his  right  hand. 
1  When  he  shall  be  judged,  let  him  be  condemned  : 
And  let  his  prayer  become  sin. 

8  Let  his  days  be  few ; 

And  let  another  take  his  office. 

9  Let  his  children  be  fatherless, 

And  his  wife  a  widow. 

10  Let  his  children  be  continually  vagabonds,  and  beg : 

Let  them  seek  their  bread  also  out  of  their  desolate  places. 

11  Let  the  extortioner  catch  all  that  he  hath ; 

And  let  the  strangers  spoil  his  labour. 

12  Let  there  be  none  to  extend  mercy  unto  him  : 

Neither  let  there  be  any  to  favour  his  fatherless  children. 

13  Let  his  posterity  be  cut  off; 

And  in  the  generation  following  let  their  name  be  blotted  out. 

14  Let  the  iniquity  of  his  fathers  be  remembered  with  the  Lord  ; 

And  let  not  the  sin  of  his  mother  be  blotted  out. 

15  Let  them  be  before  the  Lord  continually, 

That  he  may  cut  off  the  memory  of  them  from  the  earth. 

16  j  Because  that  he  remembered  not  to  shew  mercy, 
l But  persecuted  the  poor  and  needy  man, 

That  he  might  even  slay  the  broken  in  heart. 


lesson  78.  163 

17  As  he  loved  cursing,  so  let  it  come  unto  him : 

As  he  delighted  not  in  blessing,  so  let  it  be  far  from  him. 

18  As  he  clothed  himself  with  cursing  like  as  with  his  garment, 

j  So  let  it  come  into  his  bowels  like  water, 
I  And  like  oil  into  his  bones. 

19  Let  it  be  unto  him  as  the  garment  zvhich  covereth  him, 

And  for  a  girdle  wherewith  he  is  girded  continually. 

20  Let  this  be  the  reward  of  mine  adversaries  from  the  Lord, 

And  of  them  that  speak  evil  against  my  soul. 

21  But  do  thou  for  me,  0  God  the  Lord,  for  thy  name's  sake : 

Because  thy  mercy  is  good,  deliver  thou  me. 

22  For  I  am  poor  and  needy, 

And  my  heart  is  wounded  within  me. 

23  I  am  gone  like  the  shadow  when  it  declineth  : 

/  am  tossed  up  and  down  as  the  locust. 

24  My  knees  are  weak  through  fasting ; 

And  my  flesh  faileth  of  fatness. 

25  1  became  also  a  reproach  unto  them : 

"When  they  looked  upon  me  they  shaked  their  heads. 

26  Help  me,  O  Lord  my  God : 

Oh  save  me  according  to  thy  mercy : 

27  That  they  may  know  that  this  is  thy  hand ; 

That  thou,  LORD,  hast  done  it. 

28  Let  them  curse,  but  bless  thou  : 

When  they  arise,  let  them  be  ashamed  ;  but  let  thy  servant  rejoice. 

29  Let  mine  adversaries  be  clothed  with  shame ; 

And  let  them  cover  themselves  with  their  own  confusion,  as  with  a 
mantle,  i 

30  I  will  greatly  praise  the  Lord  with  my  mouth ; 

Yea,  I  will  praise  him  among  the  multitude, 

31  For  he  shall  stand  at  the  right  hand  of  the  poor, 

To  save  him  from  those  that  condemn  his  soul. 

LESSON    78. 

Psalm:  ex. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

j  rFHE  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord, 
I  J-  Sit  thou  at  my  right  hand, 

Until  I  make  thine  enemies  thy  fooU*o 


164  THE    PSALTER. 

2  The  Lord  shall  send  the  rod  of  thy  strength  out  of  Zion : 

Rule  thou  in  the  midst  of  thine  enemies. 

3  j  Thy  people  shall  be  willing  in  the  day  of  thy  power, 

I  In  the  beauties  of  holiness  from  the  womb  of  the  morning 
Thou  hast  the  dew  of  thy  youth. 

4  The  Lord  hath  sworn,  and  will  not  repent, 

j  Thou  art  a  priest  for  ever 

\  After  the  order  of  Melchizedek. 

5  The  Lord  at  thy  right  hand 

Shall  strike  through  kings  in  the  day  of  his  wrath. 
6jHe  shall  judge  among  the  heathen, 
( He  shall  fill  the  places  with  the  dead  bodies; 

He  shall  wound  the  heads  over  many  countries. 
7  He  shall  drink  of  the  brook  in  the  way: 

Therefore  shall  he  lift  up  the  head. 


Psalm  cxi. 

mRAISE  ye  the  Lord. 

I  J-  I  will  praise  the  Lord  with  my  whole  heart, 

In  the  assembly  of  the  upright,  and  in  the  congregation. 

2  The  works  of  the  Lord  are  great, 

Sought  out  of  all  them  that  have  pleasure  therein. 

3  His  work  is  honourable  and  glorious : 

And  his  righteousness  endureth  for  ever. 

4  He  hath  made  his  wonderful  works  to  be  remembered  : 

The  LORD  is  gracious  and  full  of  compassion. 

5  He  hath  given  meat  unto  them  that  fear  him : 

He  will  ever  be  mindful  of  his  covenant. 

6  He  hath  shewed  his  people  the  power  of  his  works, 

That  he  may  give  them  the  heritage  of  the  heathen. 

7  The  works  of  his  hands  are  verity  and  judgment ; 

All  his  commandments  are  sure. 

8  They  stand  fast  for  ever  and  ever, 

And  are  done  in  truth  and  uprightness., 

9  j  He  sent  redemption  unto  his  people : 

(  He  hath  commanded  his  covenant  for  ever : 
Holy  and  reverend  is  his  name. 


lesson    79.  165 

10  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  wisdom  : 

j  A  good  understanding  have  all  they  that  do  his  commandments  : 
( His  liaise  endureth  for  ever. 


LESSON    79. 

Psalm  cxii. 

jpRAISE  ve  the  Lord. 

i  -*-  Blessed  is  the  man  that  feareth  the  Lord, 

That  delighteth  greatly  in  his  commandments. 

2  His  seed  shall  be  mighty  upon  earth  : 

The  generation  of  the  upright  shall  be  blessed. 

3  TTealth  and  riches  shall  be  in  his  bouse : 

And  his  righteousness  endureth  for  ever. 

4  Unto  the  upright  there  ariseth  light  in  the  darkness : 

He  is  gracious,  and  full  of  compassion,  and  righteous. 

5  A  good  man  sheweth  favour,  and  lendeth  : 

He  will  guide  his  affairs  with  discretion. 

6  Surely  he  shall  not  be  moved  for  ever  : 

The  righteous  shall  be  in  everlasting  remembrance. 

7  He  shall  not  be  afraid  of  evil  tidings  : 

His  heart  is  fixed,  trusting  in  the  LORD. 

8  His  heart  is  established,  he  shall  not  be  afraid, 

Until  he  see  his  desire  upon  his  enemies. 

9  j  He  hath  dispersed,  he  hath  given  to  the  poor ; 
(  His  righteousness  endureth  for  ever ; 

His  horn  shall  be  exalted  with  honour. 
10  j  The  wicked  shall  see  it,  and  be  grieved ; 

(.  He  shall  gnash  with  his  teeth,  and  melt  away : 
The  desire  of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 

Psalm  cxni. 

mRAISE  ye  the  Lord. 

1  -*-  Praise,  0  ye  servants  of  the  Lord, 

Praise  the  name  of  the  LORD. 
2  Blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord 

From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 


166  THE    PSALTER. 

3  From  the  rising  of  the  sun  unto  the  going  down  of  the  same 

The  LORD^S  name  is  to  be  praised, 

4  The  Lord  is  high  above  all  nations, 

And  his  glory  above  the  heavens. 

5  Who  is  like  unto  the  Lord  our  God, 

Who  dwelleth  on  high, 

6  "Who  humbleth  himself  to  behold 

The  things  that  are  in  heaven,  and  in  the  earth  ! 

7  He  raiseth  up  the  poor  out  of  the  dust, 

And  lifteth  the  needy  out  of  the  dunghill ; 

8  That  he  may  set  him  with  princes, 

Even  with  the  princes  of  his  people. 

9  j  He  maketh  the  barren  woman  to  keep  house, 
(  And  to  be  a  joyful  mother  of  children. 

Praise  ye  the  L  ORD. 


LESSON    80. 

Psalm  cxiv. 

WHEN  Israel  went  out  of  Egypt, 
The  house  of  Jacob  from  a  'people  of  strange  language  ; 

2  Judah  was  his  sanctuary, 

And  Israel  his  dominion, 

3  The  sea  saw  it,  and  fled : 

Jordan  was  driven  back. 

4  The  mountains  skipped  like  rams, 

And  the  little  hills  like  lambs. 

5  What  ailed  thee,  0  thou  sea,  that  thou  fleddest  ? 

Thou  Jordan,  that  thou  wast  driven  back  ? 

6  Ye  mountains,  that  ye  skipped  like  rams ; 

And  ye  little  hills,  like  lambs  ? 
1  Tremble,  thou  earth,  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord, 

At  the  presence  of  the  God  of  Jacob  ; 
8  Which  turned  the  rock  into  a  standing  water, 

The  flint  into  a  fountain  of  waters. 


LESSON   80.  167 


Psalm  cxv. 


NOT  unto  us,  O  Lord,  not  unto  us, 
But  unto  thy  name  give  glory, 

For  thy  mercy,  and  for  thy  truth's  sake. 

2  Wherefore  should  the  heathen  say, 

Where  is  now  their  God  ? 

3  But  our  God  is  in  the  heavens : 

He  hath  done  whatsoever  he  hath  pleased. 

4  Their  idols  are  silver  and  gold, 

The  work  of  men's  hands. 

5  They  have  mouths,  but  they  speak  not : 

Eyes  have  they,  but  they  see  not : 

6  They  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not : 

Noses  have  they,  but  they  smell  not : 

7  They  have  hands,  but  they  handle  not : 

j  Feet  have  they,  but  they  walk  not  : 

(  Neither  speak  they  through  their  throat. 

8  They  that  make  them  are  like  unto  them ; 

So  is  every  one  that  trusteth  in  them. 

9  0  Israel,  trust  thou  in  the  Lord  : 

He  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

10  0  house  of  Aaron,  trust  in  the  Lord  : 

He  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

11  Ye  that  fear  the  Lord,  trust  in  the  Lord  : 

He  is  their  help  and  their  shield. 

12  j  The  Lord  hath  been  mindful  of  us :  he  will  bless  us  ; 
\  He  will  bless  the  house  of  Israel ; 

He  will  bless  the  house  of  Aaron. 

13  He  will  bless  them  that  fear  the  Lord, 

Both  small  and  great. 

14  The  Lord  shall  increase  you  more  and  more, 

You  and  your  children. 

15  Ye  are  blessed  of  the  Lord 

Which  made  heaven  and  earth. 

16  The  heaven,  even  the  heavens,  are  the  Lord's  : 

But  the  earth  hath  he  given  to  the  children  of  men. 

17  The  dead  praise  not  the  Lord, 

Neither  any  that  go  down  into  silence. 


168  THE    PSALTER. 

18  j  But  we  will  bless  the  Lord 

(  From  this  time  forth  and  for  evermore. 
Praise  the  LORD. 

LESSON    81. 

Psalm  cxyi. 

I  LOVE  the  Lord,  because  he  hath  heard 
My  voice  and  my  supplications. 

2  Because  he  hath  inclined  his  ear  unto  me, 

Therefore  will  I  call  upon  him  as  long  as  I  live.- 

3  (The  sorrows  of  death  compassed  me, 

I  And  the  pains  of  hell  gat  hold  upon  me  : 
I  found  trouble  and  sorrow. 

4  Then  called  I  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; 

0  L  ORD,  I  beseech  thee,  deliver  my  soul. 

5  Gracious  is  the  Lord,  and  righteous ; 

Yea,  our  God  is  merciful. 

6  The  Lord  preserveth  the  simple : 

/  was  brought  low,  and  he  helped  me. 
*7  Return  unto  thy  rest,  0  my  soul ; 

For  the  LORD  hath  dealt  bountifully  with  thee. 

8  For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  death, 

j  Mine  eyes  from  tears, 

{  And  my  feet  from  falling. 

9  I  will  walk  before  the  Lord 

In  the  land  of  the  living. 
1 0  I  believed,  therefore  have  I  spoken : 

1  was  greatly  afflicted : 
111  said  in  my  haste, 

All  men  are  liars. 

12  What  shall  I  render  unto  the  Lord 

For  all  his  benefits  toward  me  ? 

13  I  will  take  the  cup  of  salvation, 

And  call  upon  the  name  of  the  LORD. 

14  I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord 

Noiv  in  the  presence  of  all  Ms  people. 

15  Precious  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord 

Is  the  death  of  his  saints. 


lesson  82.  169 


16 J 0  Lord,  truly  I  am  thy  servant; 

am  thy  servant,  and  the  son  of  thine  handmaid 

Thou  hast  loosed  my  bonds.  . 
11  I  will  offer  to  thee  the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving, 

And  will  call  upon  the  name  of  the  LORD. 
18  1  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord 

Noiv  in  the  presence  of  all  his  people, 
19jln  the  courts  of  the  Lord's  house, 
I  In  the  midst  of  thee,  0  Jerusalem. 

Praise  ye  the  LORD. 

Psalm  cxvti. 

OH  praise  the  Lord,  all  ye  nations : 
Praise  him,  all  ye  people. 
2  (For  his  merciful  kindness  is  great  toward  us  : 
(And  the  truth  of  the  Lord  endureth  for  ever. 
Praise  ye  the  LORD. 


LESSON    82. 

Psalm  cxvm. 

OH  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  good  : 
Because  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

2  Let  Israel  now  say, 

That  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

3  Let  the  house  of  Aaron  now  say, 

That  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

4  Let  them  now  that  fear  the  Lord  say, 

That  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

5  I  called  upon  the  Lord  in  distress  : 

The  LORD  answered  me,  and  set  rne  in  a  large  place. 

6  The  Lord  is  on  my  side ;  I  will  not  fear : 

What  can  man  do  unto  me  ? 
1  The  Lord  taketh  my  part  with  them  that  help  me  : 

Therefore  shall  1  see  my  desire  upon  them  that  hate  me. 
8  It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord 

Than  to  put  confidence  in  man. 


170  THE    PSALTER. 

9  It  is  better  to  trust  in  the  Lord 

Than  to  put  confidence  in  princes. 

10  All  nations  compassed  me  about :  . 

But  in  the  name  of  the  L  ORD  will  I  destroy  them. 

11  They  compassed  me  about;  yea,  they  compassed  me  about: 

But  in  the  name  of  the  LORD  I  will  destroy  them. 
12 j They  compassed  me  about  like  bees; 
i  They  are  quenched  as  the  fire  of  thorns : 

For  in  the  name  of  the  L  ORD  I  will  destroy  them. 

13  Thou  hast  thrust  sore  at  me  that  I  might  fall : 

But  the  L  ORD  helped  me. 

14  The  Lord  is  my  strength  and  song, 

And  is  become  my  salvation. 

15  The  voice  of  rejoicing  and  salvation  is  in  the  tabernacles  of  the 

righteous : 
The  right  hand  of  the  L  ORD  doeth  valiantly. 

16  The  right  hand  of  the  Lord  is  exalted : 

The  right  hand  of  the  LORD  doeth  valiantly. 

17  1  shall  not  die  but  live, 

And  declare  the  works  of  the  L  ORD. 

18  The  Lord  hath  chastened  me  sore : 

But  he  hath  not  given  me  over  unto  death. 

19  Open  to  me  the  gates  of  righteousness: 

/  will  go  into  them,  and  /  will  praise  the  LORD. 

20  This  gate  of  the  Lord, 

Into  which  the  righteous  shall  enter. 
211  will  praise  thee :  for  thou  hast  heard  me, 
And  art  become  my  salvation. 

22  The  stone  which  the  builders  refused 

Is  become  the  head  stone  of  the  corner. 

23  This  is  the  Lord's  doing; 

It  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes. 

24  This  is  the  day  which  the  Lord  hath  made ; 

We  will  rejoice  and  be  glad  in  it. 

25  Save  now,  I  beseech  thee,  0  Lord  : 

0  L  ORD,  I  beseech  thee,  send  now  prosperity. 

26  Blessed  be  he  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 

We  have  blessed  you  out  of  the  house  of  the  LORD. 


LESSON    8  3.  171 


27  God  is  the  Lord  which  hath  shewed  us  light : 
j  Bind  the  sacrifice  with  cords, 
I  Even  unto  the  horns  of  the  altar. 

28  Thou  art  my  God,  and  I  will  praise  thee : 

Thou  art  my  God,  I  will  exalt  thee. 

29  Oh  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  good: 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


LESSON    83. 

•Psalm  cxix,  First  Part. 

ALEPH. 

BLESSED  are  the  undefined  in  the  way, 
Who  walk  in  the  law  of  the  L  ORD. 

2  Blessed  are  they  that  keep  his  testimonies, 

And  that  seek  him  with  the  whole  heart. 

3  They  also  do  no  iniquity  : 

They  walk  in  his  ways. 

4  Thou  hast  commanded  us 

To  keep  thy  precepts  diligently. 

5  Oh  that  my  ways  were  directed 

To  keep  thy  statutes  ! 

6  Then  shall  I  not  be  ashamed, 

When  I  have  respect  unto  all  thy  commandments. 
1  I  will  praise  thee  with  uprightness  of  heart, 

When  I  shall  have  learned  thy  righteous  judgments. 

8  I  will  keep  thy  statutes : 

Oh  forsake  me  not  utterly. 

BETH. 

9  Wherewithal  shall  a  young  man  cleanse  his  way  ? 

By  taking  heed  thereto  according  to  thy  word. 

10  With  my  whole  heart  have  I  sought  thee  : 

Oh  let  me  not  ivander  from  thy  commandments. 

11  Thy  word  have  I  hid  in  mine  heart, 

That  I  might  not  sin  against  thee. 

12  Blessed  art  thou,  O  Lord  : 

Teach  me  thy  statutes. 


i 


172  THE     PSALTEE. 

13  With  my  lips  have  I  declared 

All  the  judgments  of  thy  mouth. 

14  I  have  rejoiced  in  the  way  of  thy  testimonies, 

A.s  much  as  in  all  riches. 

15  I  will  meditate  in  thy  precepts, 

And  have  respect  unto  thy  ways. 

16  1  will  delight  myself  in  thy  statutes : 

I  will  not  forget  thy  word. 

GIMEL. 

17  Deal  bountifully  with  thy  servant,  that  I  may  live, 

And  keep  tky  word.  ^ 

18  Ope^ki&rmiAe  eyes^thlt  I  maVB'efrold^    ^ 

Wondrous  things  out  of  thiftfytw. 

19  I  am  a  stranger  in  the  earth  : 

Hide  not  thy  commandments  from  me. 

20  My  soul  break eth  for  the  longing 

That  it  hath  unto  thy  judgments  at  all  times. 

21  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  prond  that  are  cursed, 

Which  do  err  from  thy  commandments. 

22  Remove  from  me  reproach  and  contempt; 

For  I  have  kept  thy  testimonies. 

23  Princes  also  did  sit  and  speak  against  me : 

But  thy  servant  did  meditate  in  thy  statutes. 

24  Thy  testimonies  also  are  my  delight, 

And  my  counsellors. 


LESSON    84. 

Psalm  cxix,  Second  Part. 

D ALETH. 

II I" Y  soul  cleaveth  unto  the  dust: 

-L'-L       Quicken  thou  me  according  to  thy  word. 

26  1  have  declared  my  ways,  and  thou  heardest  me 

Teach  me  thy  statutes. 

27  Make  me  to  understand  the  way  of  thy  precepts 

So  shall  I  talk  of  thy  wondrous  ivorks. 

28  My  soul  melteth  for  heaviness  : 

Strengthen  thou  me  according  unto  thy  word. 


lesson  84.  173 

29  Remove  from  me  the  way  of  lying  : 

And  grant  me  thy  law  graciously. 

30  I  have  chosen  the  way  of  truth  : 

Thy  judgments  have  I  laid  before  me. 
311  have  stuck  unto  thy  testimonies : 
0  LOUD,  put  me  not  to  shame. 

32  I  will  run  the  way  of  thy  commandments, 

When  thcu  shalt  enlarge  my  heart. 

he  . 

33  Teach  me,  O  Lord,  the  way  of  thy  statutes ; 

And  1  shall  keep  it  unto  the  end. 

34  Give  me  understanding,  and  I  shall  keep  thy  law  ; 

Yea,  I  shall  observe  it  with  my  whole  heart. 

35  Make  me  to  go  in  the  path  of  thy  commandments  ; 

For  therein  do  I  delight. 

36  Incline  my  heart  unto  thy  testimonies, 

And  not  to  covetousness. 

37  Turn  away  mine  eyes  from  beholding  vanity; 

And  quicken  thou  me  in  thy  way. 

38  Stablish  thy  word  unto  thy  servant, 

Who  is  devoted  to  thy  fear. 

39  Turn  away  my  reproach  which  I  fear : 

For  thy  judgments  are  good. 

40  Behold,  I  have  longed  after  thy  precepts  : 

Quicken  me  in  thy  righteousness. 

VAU. 

41  Let  thy  mercies  come  also  unto  me,  O  Lord, 

Even  thy  salvation,  according  to  thy  word. 

42  So  shall  I  have  wherewith  to  answer  him  that  reproacheth  me  : 

For  I  trust  in  thy  word. 

43  And  take  not  the  word  of  truth  utterly  out  of  my  mouth  ; 

For  I  have  hoped  in  thy  judgments. 

44  So  shall  I  keep  thy  law  continually 

For  ever  and  ever. 

45  And  I  will  walk  at  liberty : 

For  I  seek  thy  precepts. 

46  I  will  speak  of  thy  testimonies  also  before  kings, 

And  will  not  be  ashamed. 


174  THE    PSALTER. 

47  And  I  will  delight  myself  in  thy  commandments, 

Which  I  have  loved. 

48  My  hands  also  will  I  lift  up  unto  thy  commandments,  which  I  have 

loved ; 
And  I  will  meditate  in  thy  statutes. 


LESSON    85, 
Psalm  cxix,  Third  Part. 

ZAIN. 

REMEMBER  the  word  unto  thy  servant, 
Upon  which  thou  hast  caused  me  to  hope. 

50  This  is  my  comfort  in  my  affliction  : 

For  thy  word  hath  quickened  me. 

51  The  proud  have  had  me  greatly  in  derision  : 

Yet  have  I  not  declined  from  thy  law. 

52  I  remembered  thy  judgments  of  old,  0  Lord  ; 

And  have  comforted  myself. 

53  Horror  hath  taken  hold  upon  me  because  of  the  wicked 

That  forsake  thy  law. 

54  Thy  statutes  have  been  my  songs 

In  the  house  of  my  pilgrimage. 

55  I  have  remembered  thy  name,  O  Lord,  in  the  night, 

And  have  kept  thy  law. 

56  This  I  had, 

Because  I  kept  thy  precepts. 

CHETH. 

57  Thou  art  my  portion,  0  Lord  : 

I  have  said  that  I  would  keep  thy  words. 

58  I  entreated  thy  favour  with  my  whole  heart : 

Be  merciful  unto  me  according  to  thy  word. 

59  I  thought  on  my  ways, 

And  turned  my  feet  unto  thy  testimonies. 

60  I  made  haste,  and  delayed  not 

To  keep  thy  commandments. 

61  The  bands  of  the  wicked  have  robbed  me  : 

But  I  have  not  forgotten  thy  law. 


lesson  86.  175 


62  At  midnight  I  will  rise  to  give  tbanks  unto  thee 

Because  of  thy  righteous  judgments. 

63  I  am  a  companion  of  all  them  that  fear  thee, 

And  of  them  that  keep  thy  precepts. 

64  The  earth,  O  Lord,  is  full  of  thy  mercy  : 

Teach  me  thy  statutes. 

TE  TH  . 

65  Thou  hast  dealt  well  with  thy  servant, 

0  L  OBD,  according  unto  thy  word. 

66  Teach  me  good  judgment  and  knowledge  : 

For  I  have  believed  thy  commandments. 

67  Before  I  was  afflicted  I  went  astray  : 

But  now  have  I  kept  thy  word. 

68  Thou  art  good,  and  doest  good  : 

Teach  me  thy  statutes. 

69  The  proud  have  forged  a  lie  against  me  : 

But  /  will  keep  thy  precepts  with  my  whole  heart. 

70  Their  heart  is  as  fat  as  grease  : 

But  /  delight  in  thy  law. 

71  It  is  good  for  me  that  I  have  been  afflicted  ; 

That  I  might  learn  thy  statutes. 

72  The  law  of  thy  mouth  is  better  unto  me 

Than  thousands  of  gold  and  silver. 


LESSON   86. 

Psalm  cxix,  Fourth  Part. 

jod  . 

THY  hands  have  made  me  and  fashioned  me : 
Give  me  understanding,  that  I  may  learn  thy  commandments. 

74  They  that  fear  thee  will  be  glad  when  they  see  me ; 

Because  I  have  hoiked  in  thy  word. 

75  I  know,  .0  Lord,  that  thy  judgments  are  right, 

And  that  thou  in  faithfulness  hast  afflicted  me. 

76  Let,  I  pray  thee,  thy  merciful  kindness  be  for  my  comfort, 

According  to  thy  word  unto  thy  servant. 


176  THE    PSALTER. 

77  Let  thy  tender  mercies  come  unto  me,  that  I  may  live  : 

For  thy  law  is  my  delight. 

78  Let  the  proud  be  ashamed ;  for  they  dealt  perversely  with  me  with- 

out a  cause : 
But  I  will  meditate  in  thy  precepts, 

79  Let  those  that  fear  thee  turn  unto  me, 

And  those  that  have  known  thy  testimonies. 

80  Let  my  heart  be  sound  in  thy  statutes ; 

That  I  be  not  ashamed. 

C  APH. 

81  My  soul  fainteth  for  thy  salvation : 

But  /  hope  in  thy  word. 

82  Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  word, 

Saying,  When  wilt  thou  comfort  me  $ 

83  For  I  am  become  like  a  bottle  in  the  smoke; 

Yet  do  I  not  forget  thy  statutes. 

84  How  many  are  the  days  of  thy  servant  ? 

Wlien  wilt  thou  execute  judgment  on  them  that  persecute  me  ? 

85  The  proud  have  digged  pits  for  me, 

Which  are  not  after  thy  law. 

86  All  thy  commandments  are  faithful : 

They  persecute  me  wrongfully  ;  help  thou  me. 

87  They  had  almost  consumed  me  upon  earth  ; 

But  I  forsook  not  thy  precepts. 

88  Quicken  me  after  thy  lovingkindness  ; 

So  shall  I  keep  the  testimony  of  thy  mouth. 

LAMED. 

89  For  ever,  0  Lord, 

Thy  word  is  settled  in  heaven. 

90  Thy  faithfulness  is  unto  all  generations  : 

Thou  hast  established  the  earth,  and  it  abideth. 

91  They  continue  this  day  according  to  thine  ordinances  : 

For  all  are  thy  servants. 

92  Unless  thy  law  had  been  my  delights, 

/  should  then  have  perished  in  mine  affliction. 

93  I  will  never  forget  thy  precepts : 

For  with  them  thou  hast  quickened  me. 

94  I  am  thine,  save  me; 

For  I  have  sought  thy  precepts. 


lesson    87.  177 


95  The  wicked  have  waited  for  me  to  destroy  me  : 

Bat  1  will  consider  thy  testimonies. 

96  1  have  seen  an  end  of  all  perfection  : 

But  thy  commandment  is  exceeding  broad. 


LESSON    87. 

Psalm  cxrx,  Fifth  Paht. 

mem. 

OH  how  love  I  thy  law  ! 
It  is  my  meditation  all  the  day. 

98  Thou  through  thy  commandments  hast  made  me  wiser  than  mine 

enemies : 
For  they  are  ever  with  me. 

99  I  have  more  understanding  than  all  my  teachers  : 

For  thy  testimonies  are  my  meditation. 

100  I  understand  more  than  the  ancients, 

Because  I  keep  thy  precepts. 

101  I  have  refrained  my  feet  from  every  evil  way, 

That  I  might  keep  thy  word. 

102  1  have  not  departed  from  thy  judgments  : 

For  thou  hast  taught  me. 

103  How  sweet  are  thy  words  unto  my  taste  ! 

Yea,  sweeter  than  honey  to  my  mouth. 

104  Through  thy  precepts  I  get  understanding: 

TJierefore  I  hate  every  false  way. 

NUN. 

105  Thy  word  is  a  lamp  unto  my  feet, 

And  a  light  unto  my  path. 

106  I  have  sworn,  and  I  will  perform  it, 

That  I  will  keep  thy  righteous  judgments. 

107  I  am  afflicted  very  much  : 

Quicken  me,  O  LOUD,  according  unto  thy  word. 
10S  Accept,  I  beseech  thee,  the  freewill  offerings  of  my  mouth,  O  Lord, 

And  teach  me  thy  judgments. 
109  My  soul  is  continually  in  my  hand: 

Yet  do  I  not  forget  thy  law. 
12 


178  THE    PSALTER. 

110  The  wicked  have  laid  a  snare  for  me : 

Yet  I  erred  not  from  thy  precepts. 

111  Thy  testimonies  have  I  taken  as  a  heritage  for  ever : 

For  they  are  the  rejoicing  of  my  heart. 

112  1  have  inclined  mine  heart  to  perform  thy  statutes 

Always,  even  unto  the  end. 

SAMECH, 

113  I  hate  vain  thoughts : 

But  thy  law  do  I  love. 

114  Thou  art  my  hiding  place  and  my  shield : 

/  hope  in  thy  word. 

115  Depart  from  me,  ye  evil  doers  : 

For  I  will  keep  the  commandments  of  my  God. 

116  Uphold  me  according  unto  thy  word,  that  I  may  live  : 

And  let  me  not  be  ashamed  of  my  hope. 

117  Hold  thou  me  up,  and  I  shall  be  safe : 

And  I  will  have  respect  unto  thy  statutes  continually. 

118  Thou  hast  trodden  down  all  them  that  err  from  thy  statutes 

For  their  deceit  is  falsehood. 

119  Thou  puttest  away  all  the  wicked  of  the  earth  like  dross : 

Therefore  I  love  thy  testimonies. 

120  My  flesh  trembleth  for  fear  of  thee; 

And  I  am  afraid  of  thy  judgments. 


LESSON    88. 

Psalm  cxix,  Sixth  Part. 

a  in. 

I  HAVE  done  judgment  and  justice : 
Leave  me  not  to  mine  oppressors. 

122  Be  surety  for  thy  servant^  for  good  : 

Let  not  the  proud  oppress  me. 

123  Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  salvation, 

And  for  the  word  of  thy  righteousness. 

124  Deal  with  thy  servant  according  unto  thy  mercy, 

And  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

125  I  am  thy  servant;  give  me  understanding, 

That  L  may  know  thy  testimonies. 


lesson  89.  179 

126  It  is  time  for  thee,  Lord,  to  work : 

For  they  have  made  void  thy  law. 
12*7  Therefore  I  love  thy  commandments 

Above  gold  ;  yea,  above  fine  gold. 

128  Therefore  I  esteem  all  thy  precepts  concerning  all  things  to  be  right; 

And  /  hate  every  false  way. 

PE. 

129  Thy  testimonies  are  wonderful: 

Therefore  doth  my  soul  keep  them. 

130  The  entrance  of  tby  words  giveth  light ; 

It  giveth  understanding  unto  the  simple. 

131  I  opened  my  mouth,  and  panted  : 

For  I  longed  for  thy  commandments. 

132  Look  thou  upon  me,  and  be  merciful  unto  me, 

As  thou  usest  to  do  unto  those  that  love  thy  name. 

133  Order  my  steps  in  thy  word : 

And  let  not  any  iniquity  have  dominion  over  me. 

134  Deliver  me  from  the  oppression  of  man  : 

So  will  I  keep  thy  precepts. 

135  Make  thy  face  to  shine  upon  thy  servant; 

And  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

136  Rivers  of  waters  run  down  mine  eyes, 

Because  they  keep  not  thy  law. 


LESSON    89. 

Psalm  cxix,  Seventh  Part. 

T  Z  A  D  D  I. 

137  Righteous  art  thou  0  Lord, 

And  upright  are  thy  judgments. 

138  Thy  testimonies  that  thou  hast  commanded  are  righteous 

And  very  faithful. 

139  My  zeal  hath  consumed  me, 

Because  mine  enemies  have  forgotten  thy  words. 

140  Thy  word  is  very  pure  : 

Therefore  thy  servant  loveth  it. 

141  I  am  small  and  despised  : 

Yet  do  not  I  forget  thy  precepts. 


180  THE    PSALTER. 

142  Thy  righteousness  is  an  everlasting  righteousness, 

And  thy  law  is  the  truth. 

143  Trouble  and  anguish  have  taken  hold  on  me : 

Yet  thy  commandments  are  my  delights. 

144  The  righteousness  of  thy  testimonies  is  everlasting : 

Give  me  understanding,  and  I  shall  live. 

KOPH. 

145  I  cried  with  my  whole  heart;  hear  me,  O  Lord  : 

I  will  keep  thy  statutes. 
14G  I  cried  unto  thee  ;  save  me, 

And  I  shall  keep  thy  testimonies. 

147  I  prevented  the  dawning  of  the  morning,  and  cried : 

/  hoped  in  thy  word. 

148  Mine  eyes  prevent  the  night  watches, 

That  I  might  meditate  in  thy  ivord. 

149  Hear  my  voice  according  unto  thy  lovingkindness: 

0  LORD,  quicken  me  according  to  thy  judgment. 
l30  They  draw  nigh  that  follow  after  mischief: 
They  are  far  from  thy  law. 

151  Thou  art  near,  O  Lord  ; 

And  all  thy  commandments  are  truth. 

152  Concerning  thy  testimonies,  I  have  known  of  old 

That  thou  hast  founded  them  for  ever. 

RE  SH. 

153  Consider  mine  affliction,  and  deliver  me  : 

For  I  do  not  forget  thy  lazv. 

154  Plead  my  cause,  and  deliver  me : 

Quicken  me  according  to  thy  word. 

155  Salvation  is  far  from  the  wicked : 

For  they  seek  not  thy  statutes. 

156  Great  are  thy  tender  mercies,  0  Lord  : 

Quicken  me  according  to  thy  judgments. 

157  Many  are  my  persecutors  and  mine  enemies; 

Yet  do  I  not  decline  from  thy  testimonies. 

158  I  beheld  the  transgressors,  and  was  grieved; 

Because  they  kept  not  thy  word. 

159  Consider  how  I  love  thy  precepts : 

Quicken  me,  0  LORD,  according  to  thy  lovingkindness. 


LESSON     90.  181 

160  Thy  word  is  true  from  the  beginning  : 

And  every  one  of  thy  righteous  judgments  endureth  for  ever. 

LESSON    90. 

Psalm  cxrx,  Eighth  Pakt. 
s  c  H  I  N, 

161  Princes  have  persecuted  me  without  a  cause  : 

But  my  heart  standeth  in  awe  of  thy  word. 

162  1  rejoice  at  thy  word, 

As  one  that  findeth  great  spoil. 

163  I  hate  and  abhor  lying : 

But  thy  laio  do  I  love. 

164  Seven  times  a  day  do  I  praise  thee, 

Because  of  thy  righteous  judgments. 

165  Great  peace  have  they  which  love  thy  law  : 

And  nothing  shall  offend  them. 

166  Lord,  I  have  hoped  for  thy  salvation, 

And  done  thy  commandments. 

167  My  soul  hath  kept  thy  testimonies  ; 

And  I  love  them  exceedingly. 

168  I  have  kept  thy  precepts  and  thy  testimonies  : 

For  all  my  ways  are  before  thee. 

TAU. 

169  Let  my  cry  come  near  before  thee,  0  Lord  : 

Give  me  understanding  according  to  thy  word. 

170  Let  my  supplication  come  before  thee  : 

Deliver  me  according  to  thy  word. 

171  My  lips  shall  utter  praise, 

When  thou  hast  taught  me  thy  statutes. 

172  My  tongue  shall  speak  of  thy  word  : 

For  all  thy  commandments  are  righteousness. 

173  Let  thine  hand  help  me  ; 

For  I  have  chosen  thy  precepts. 

174  I  have  longed  for  thy  salvation,  O  Lord  ; 

And  thy  law  is  my  delight. 

175  Let  my  soul  live,  and  it  shall  praise  thee  ; 

And  let  thy  judgments  help  me. 

176  I  have  gone  astray  like  a  lost  sheep  :  seek  thy  servant ; 

For  I  do  not  forget  thy  commandments. 


182  THE     PSALTEE. 

LESSON    91. 

Psalm  cxx. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

IN  my  distress  I  cried  unto  the  Lord, 
And  he  heard  me. 

2  Deliver  my  soul,  O  Lord,  from  lying  lips, 

And  from  a  deceitful  tongue. 

3  What  shall  be  given  unto  thee  ?  or  what  shall  be  done  unto  thee, 

Thou  false  tongue  ? 

4  Sharp  arrows  of  the  mighty, 

With  coals  of  juniper. 

5  Woe  is  me,  that  I  sojourn  in  Mesech, 

That  I  dwell  in  the  tents  of  Kedar  ! 

6  My  soul  hath  long  dwelt 

With  him  that  hateth  peace. 

7  I  am  for  peace  :  but  when  I  speak, 

They  are  for  war. 

Psalm  cxxi. 

A  Song  of  degrees* 

I  WILL  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the  hills, 
From  whence  cometh  my  help. 

2  My  help  cometh  from  the  Lord, 

Which  made  heaven  and  earth. 

3  He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to  be  moved : 

He  that  keepeth  thee  will  not  slumber. 

4  Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel 

Shall  neither  slumber  nor  sleep. 

5  The  Lord  is  thy  keeper : 

The  L  ORD  is  thy  shade  upon  thy  right  hand. 

6  The  sun  shall  not  smite  thee  by  day, 

Nor  the  moon  by  night. 
1  The  Lord  shall  preserve  thee  from  all  evil : 
He  shall  preserve  thy  soul. 

8  The  Lord  shall  preserve  thy  going  out  and  thy  coming  in 

From  this  time  forth,  and  even  for  evermore. 


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Psalm  cxxii. 

A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

WAS  glad  when  they  said  unto  me, 

Let  us  go  into  the  house  of  the  L  ORD. 

2  Our  feet  shall  stand 

Within  thy  gates,   0  Jerusalem. 

3  Jerusalem  is  builded 

As  a  city  that  is  compact  together : 

4  j  Whither  the  tribes  go  up, 
( The  tribes  of  the  Lord, 

j  Unto  the  testimony  of  Israel, 

\  To  give  thanks  unto  the  name  of  the  LORD. 

5  For  there  are  set  thrones  of  judgment, 

The  thrones  of  the  house  of  David. 

6  Pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem  : 

They  shall  prosper  that  love  thee. 

7  Peace  be  within  thy  walls, 

And  prosperity  within  thy  palaces. 

8  For  my  brethren  and  companions'  sakes, 

/  will  now  say,  Peace  be  within  thee. 

9  Because  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  our  God 

I  will  seek  thy  good. 


LESSON    92. 

Psalm  cxxiil 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

TTNTO  thee  lift  I  up  mine  eyes, 
^       0  thou  that  dwellest  in  the  heavens. 

2J  Behold,  as  the  eyes  of  servants  look  unto  the  hand  of  their  masters, 
( And  as  the  eyes  of  a  maiden  unto  the  hand  of  her  mistress ; 

So  our  eyes  wait  upon  the  LORD  our  God,  until  that  he  have 
mercy  upon  us. 

3  Have  mercy  upon  us,  O  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us : 

For  'we  are  exceedingly  filled  with  contempt. 

4  j  Our  soul  is  exceedingly  filled 

'  With  the  scorning  of  those  that  are  at  ease, 
And  with  the  contempt  of  the  proud. 


184  THE    PSALTER. 

Psalm  cxxrv. 

A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

IF  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was  on  our  side, 
Now  may  Israel  say  ; 

2  If  it  had  not  been  the  Lord  who  was  on  our  side, 

When  men  rose  up  against  us : 

3  Then  they  had  swallowed  us  up  quick, 

When  their  wrath  was  kindled  against  us : 

4  Then  the  waters  had  overwhelmed  us, 

The  stream  had  gone  over  our  soul : 

5  Then  the  proud  waters 

Had  gone  over  our  soul. 

6  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  hath  not  given  us 

As  a  prey  to  their  teeth. 

1  j  Our  soul  is  escaped  as  a  bird 

i  Out  of  the  snare  of  the  fowlers  : 
j  The  snare  is  broken, 
I  And  we  are  escaped. 
8  Our  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
Who  made  heaven  and  earth. 

Psalm  cxxv. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

THEY  that  trust  in  the  Lord  shall  be  as  mount  Zion, 
Which  cannot  be  removed,  but  abideth  for  ever. 

2  As  the  mountains  are  round  about  Jerusalem, 

j  So  the  LORD  is  round  about  his  people 
I  From  henceforth  even  for  ever. 

3  j  For  the  rod  of  the  wicked  shall  not  rest 
\  Upon  the  lot  of  the  righteous ; 

j  Lest  the  righteous  put  forth 
i  Their  hands  unto  iniquity. 

4  Do  good,  O  Lord,  unto  those  that  be  good, 

And  to  them  that  are  upright  in  their  hearts. 

5  (As  for  such  as  turn  aside  unto  their  crooked  ways, 

*  The  Lord  shall  lead  them  forth  with  the  workers  of  iniquity 
But  peace  shall  be  upon  Israel. 


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PSALU  CXXYI. 
A  Song  of  degrees. 

YI7HEN  the  Lord  turned  again  the  captivity  of  Zion, 
'  »       We  were  like  them  that  dream. 

2  Then  was  our  mouth  filled  with  laughter, 

And  our  tongue  with  singing : 
Then  said  they  among  the  heathen, 

The  LORD  hath  done  great  things  for  them. 

3  The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  us  ; 

Whereof  we  are  glad. 

4  Turn  again  our  captivity,  O  Lord, 

As  the  streams  in  the  south. 

5  They  that  sow  in  tears 

Shall  reap  in  joy. 

6  He  that  goeth  forth  and  weepeth, 

Bearing  precious  seed, 
Shall  doubtless  come  again  with  rejoicing, 
Bringing  his  sheaves  with  him. 


LESSON    93. 

Psalm  cxxvti. 

A  Song  of  degrees  for  Solomon. 

EXCEPT  the  Lord  build  the  house, 
-"       They  labour  in  vain  that  build  it : 
Except  the  Lord  keep  the  city, 
The  watchman  waketh  but  in  vain. 

2  (It  is  vain  for  you  to  rise  up  early, 
j  To  sit  up  late, 

'  To  eat  the  bread  of  sorrows : 
For  so  he  giveth  his  beloved  sleep. 

3  Lo,  children  are  a  heritage  of  the  Lord  : 

And  the  fruit  of  the  womb  is  his  reward. 

4  As  arrows  are  in  the  hand  of  a  mighty  man  ; 

So  are  children  of  the  youth. 


186  THE     PSALTER. 

5  (  Happy  is  the  man 
(  That  hath  his  quiver  full  of  them  : 
j  They  shall  not  be  ashamed, 
.  ( But  they  shall  spjeak  with  the  enemies  in  the  gate. 

Psalm  cxxyiii. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

BLESSED  is  every  one  that  feareth  the  Lord  ; 
That  walketh  in  his  ways. 

2  For  thou  shalt  eat  the  labour  of  thine  hands  : 

Happy  shalt  thou  be,  and  it  shall  be  well  with  thee. 

3  j  Thy  -wife  shall  be  as  a  fruitful  vine 
i  By  the  side  of  thine  house  : 

j  Thy  children  like  olive  plants 
( Round  about  thy  table. 

4  Behold,  that  thus  shall  the  man  be  blessed 

That  feareth  the  LORD. 

5  The  Lord  shall  bless  thee  out  of  Zion  : 

iAnd  thou  shalt  see  the  good  of  Jerusalem 
All  the  days  of  thy  life. 

6  Yea,  thou  shalt  see  thy  children's  children, 

And  peace  upon  Israel. 


M 


Psalm  cxxix. 

A  Song   of  degrees. 

ANY  a  time  have  they  afflicted  me  from  my  youth, 
May  Israel  now  say  : 

2  Many  a  time  have  they  afflicted  me  from  my  youth  : 

Yet  they  have  not  prevailed  against  me. 

3  The  ploughers  ploughed  upon  my  back  : 

They  make  long  their  furrows. 

4  The  Lord  is  righteous  : 

He  hath  cut  asunder  the  cords  of  the  wicked. 

5  Let  them  all  be  confounded  and  turned  back 

That  hate  Zion. 

6  Let  them  be  as  the  grass  upon  the  housetops, 

Which  wither eth  afore  it  groweth  up  : 

7  Wherewith  the  mower  filleth  not  his  hand  ; 

Nor  he  that  bindeth  sheaves  his  bosom. 


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8  j  Neither  do  they  which  go  by  say, 
( The  blessing  of  the  Lord  be  upon  you 

)We  bless  you 
In  the  name  of  the  L  ORD. 


o 


Psalm  cxxx. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

TJT  of  the  depths  have  I  cried  unto  thee,  0  Lord. 
2  Lord,  hear  my  voice : 
Let  thine  ears  be  attentive 

To  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

3  If  thou,  Lord,  should  est  mark  iniquities, 

0  Lord,  who  shall  stand  ? 

4  But  there  is  forgiveness  with  thee, 

That  thou  may  est  be  feared. 

5  I  wait  for  the  Lord,  my  soul  doth  wait, 

And  in  his  word  do  I  hope. 

6  j  My  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord 

( More  than  they  that  wratch  for  the  morning  : 

1  say,  more  than  they  that  watch  for  the  morning. 

7  j  Let  Israel  hope  in  the  Lord  : 

(  For  with  the  Lord  there  is  mercy, 

And  with  him  is  plenteous  redemption. 

8  And  he  shall  redeem  Israel 

From  all  his  iniquities. 

Psalm  cxxxi. 

A  ?ong  of  degrees  of  David. 

LORD,  my  heart  is  not  haughty,  nor  mine  eyes  lofty  : 
j  Neither  do  I  exercise  myself  in  great  matters, 
(  Or  in  things  too  high  for  me. 

2  j  Surely  I  have  behaved  and  quieted  myself, 
(  As  a  child  that  is  weaned  of  his  mother  : 

My  soul  is  even  as  a  weaned  child. 

3  Let  Israel  hope  in  the  Lord 

From  henceforth  and  for  ever. 


188  THE    PSALTER. 


LESSON    94, 

Psalm  cxxxn. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

LORD,  remember  David, 
And  all  his  afflictions  : 

2  How  he  sware  unto  the  Lord, 

And  vowed  unto  the  mighty  God  of  Jacob  ; 

3  Surely  I  will  not  come  into  the  tabernacle  of  my  house, 

Nor  go  up  into  my  bed  ; 

4  I  will  not  give  sleep  to  mine  eyes, 

Or  slumber  to  mine  eyelids, 

5  Until  I  find  out  a  place  for  the  Lord, 

A  habitation  for  the  mighty  God  of  Jacob. 

6  Lo,  we  heard  of  it  at  Ephratah  : 

We  found  it  in  the  fields  of  the  wood. 

7  We  will  go  into  his  tabernacles  : 

We  will  worship  at  his  footstool. 

8  Arise,  O  Lord,  into  thy  rest ; 

Thou,  and  the  ark  of  thy  strength. 

9  Let  thy  priests  be  clothed  with  righteousness  ; 

And  let  thy  saints  shout  for  joy. 

10  For  thy  servant  David's  sake 

Turn  not  aioay  the  face  of  thine  anointed. 

11  (The  Lord  hath  sworn  in  truth  unto  David; 
I  He  will  not  turn  from  it ; 

J  Of  the  fruit  of  thy  body 
Will  I  set  upon  thy  throne. 

12  j  If  thy  children  will  keep  my  covenant 

(  And  my  testimony  that  I  shall  teach  them, 

Their  children  shall  also  sit  upon  thy  throne  for  evermore. 

13  For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Zion  ; 

He  hath  desired  it  for  his  habitation. 

14  This  is  my  rest  for  ever : 

Here  ivill  I  dwell ;  for  I  have  desired  it. 

15  I  will  abundantly  bless  her  provision: 

I  will  satisfy  her  poor  with  bread. 


lesson  95.  189 

16  I  will  also  clothe  her  priests  with  salvation  : 

And  her  saints  shall  shout  aloud  for  joy. 

17  There  will  I  make  the  horn  of  David  to  bud : 

/  have  ordained  a  lamp  for  mine  anointed. 

18  His  enemies  will  I  clothe  with  shame  : 

But  upon  himself  shall  his  crown  flourish. 

Psalm  cxxxm. 

A  Song  of  degrees  of  David. 

BEHOLD,  how  good  and  how  pleasant  it  is 
For  brethren  to  dwell  together  in  unity. 

2  [It  is  like  the  precious  ointment  upon  the  head, 

(  That  ran  down  upon  the  beard,  even  Aaron's  beard  : 
That  tuent  down  to  the  skirts  of  his  garments  ; 

3  As  the  dew  of  Hermon,  and  as  the  dew  that  descended  upon  the 

mountains  of  Zion : 
j  For  there  the  L  ORD  commanded  the  blessing, 
t  Even  life  for  evermore. 

Psalm  cxxxrv. 

A  Song  of  degrees. 

BEHOLD,  bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  servants  of  the  Lord, 
Which  by  night  stand  in  the  house  of  the  LORD. 

2  Lift  up  your  hands  in  the  sanctuary, 

And  bless  the  LORD. 

3  The  Lord  that  made  heaven  and  earth 

Bless  thee  out  of  Zion. 


LESSON    95. 

Psalm  cxxxv. 
mRAISEyethe  Lord. 
( -L  Praise  ye  the  name  of  the  Lord  ; 

Praise  him,  0  ye  servants  of  the  LORD. 

2  Ye  that  stand  in  the  house  of  the  Lord, 

In  the  courts  of  the  house  of  our  God, 

3  Praise  the  Lord  ;  for  the  Lord  is  good  : 

Sing  praises  unto  his  name  ;  for  it  is  pleasant. 


190  THE    PSALTER. 

4  For  the  Lord  hath  chosen  Jacob  unto  himself, 

And  Israel  for  his  peculiar  treasure. 

5  For  I  know  that  the  Lord  is  great, 

And  that  our  Lord  is  above  all  gods. 

6  j  Whatsoever  the  Lord  pleased,  that  did  he 
I  In  heaven,  and  in  earth, 

In  the  seas,  and  all  deep  places. 
Yj  He  causeth  the  vapours  to  ascend  from  the  ends  of  the  earth  ; 
f  He  maketh  lightnings  for  the  rain ; 

He  bringeth  the  wind  out  of  his  treasuries. 

8  Who  smote  the  firstborn  of  Egypt, 

Both  of  man  and  beast. 

9  j  Who  sent  tokens  and  wonders 

( Into  the  midst  of  thee,  0  Eg.ypt, 

Upon  Pharaoh,  and  upon  all  his  servants. 

10  Who  smote  great  nations, 

And  slew  mighty  kings  ; 

11  C  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites, 
(  And  Og  king  of  Bashan, 

And  all  the  kingdoms  of  Canaan  : 

12  And  gave  their  land/or  a  heritage, 

A  heritage  unto  Israel  his  people. 

13  Thy  name,  0  Lord,  endureth  for  ever; 

And  thy  memorial,  0  LORD,  throughout  all  generations. 

14  For  the  Lord  will  judge  his  people, 

And  he  will  repent  himself  concerning  his  servants. 

15  The  idols  of  the  heathen  are  silver  and  gold, 

The  work  of  men's  hands. 

16  They  have  mouths,  but  they  speak  not; 

Eyes  have  they,  but  they  see  not ; 

17  They  have  ears,  but  they  hear  not ; 

Neither  is  there  any  breath  in  their  mouths. 

18  They  that  make  them  are  like  unto  them : 

So  is  every  one  that  trusteth  in  them. 

19  Bless  the  Lord,  0  house  of  Israel : 

Bless  the  L  ORD,  0  house  of  Aaron  : 

20  Bless  the  Lord,  0  house  of  Levi ; 

Ye  that  fear  the  LORD,  bless  the  LORD. 


LESSON     96.  191 

21  Blessed  be  the  Lord  out  of  Zion, 

Which  dwelleth  at  Jerusalem.     Praise  ye  the  LORD. 


LESSON   96. 

Psalm  cxxxyi. 

Oil  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  ;  for  he  is  good  : 
For  his  mercy  endureth /or  ever. 

2  Oh  give  thanks  unto  the  God  of  gods  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth /or  ever. 

3  Oh  give  thanks  to  the  Lord  of  lords  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

4  To  him  who  alone  doeth  great  wonders  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

5  To  him  that  by  wisdom  made  the  heavens  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

6  To  him  that  stretched  out  the  earth  above  the  waters 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

7  To  him  that  made  great  lights  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

8  The  sun  to  rule  by  day  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

9  The  moon  and  stars  to  rule  by  night : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

10  To  him  that  smote  Egypt  in  their  firstborn  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

11  And  brought  out  Israel  from  among  them  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

12  With  a  strong  hand,  and  with  a  stretched  out  arm  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

13  To  him  which  divided  the  Red  sea  into  parts  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

14  And  made  Israel  to  pass  through  the  midst  of  it : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

15  But  overthrew  Pharaoh  and  his  host  in  the  Red  sea : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


192  THE    PSALTER. 

16  To  him  which  led  his  people  through  the  wilderness : 

For  his  mere?/  endureth  for  ever. 

17  To  him  which  smote  great  kings : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

18  And  slew  famous  kings  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

19  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorites  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

20  And  Og  the  king  of  Bashan  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever : 

21  And  gave  their  land  for  a  heritage  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

22  Even  a  heritage  unto  Israel  his  servant : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

23  Who  remembered  us  in  our  low  estate  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever  : 

24  And  hath  redeemed  us  from  our  enemies : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

25  Who  giveth  food  to  all  flesh  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

26  Oh  give  thanks  unto  the  God  of  heaven  : 

For  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 


LESSON    97. 

Psalm  exxxvn. 

BY  the  rivers  of  Babylon,  there  we  sat  down,  yea,  we  wept, 
When  we  remembered  Zion. 

2  We  hanged  our  harps  upon  the  willows 

In  the  midst  thereof 

3  For  there  they  that  carried  us  away  captive  required  of  us  a  song ; 

And  they  that  wasted  us  required  of  us  mirth,  saying,  Sing  us  one 
of  the  songs  of  Zion. 

4  How  shall  we  sing  the  Lord's  song 

In  a  strange  land  ? 

5  If  I  forget  thee,  0  Jerusalem, 

Let  my  right  hand  forget  her  cunning. 


I 


lesson    9  7.  193 

6  If  I  do  not  remember  thee, 

Let  my  tongue  cleave  to  the  roof  of  my  mouth  ; 
If  I  prefer  not  Jerusalem 
Above  my  chief  joy. 
1  Remember,  0  Lord,  the  children  of  Edom 
In  the  day  of  Jerusalem  ; 
Who  said,  Rase  it,  rase  it, 

Even  to  the  foundation  thereof. 

8  0  daughter  of  Babylon,  who  art  to  be  destroyed  ;  happy  shall  he  be, 

that  rewardeth  thee 
As  thou  hast  served  us. 

9  Happy  shall  he  be,  that  taketh  and  dasheth  thy  little  ones 

Against  the  stones. 

Psalm:  cxxxnn. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

WILL  praise  thee  with  my  whole  heart : 


Before  the  gods  will  I  sing  praise  unto  tliee^ 

2  I  will  worship  toward  thy  holy  temple, 

And  praise  thy  name 
For  thy  lovingkindness  and  for  thy  truth ; 

For  thou  hast  magnified  thy  word  above  all  thy  name.. 

3  In  the  day  when  I  cried  thou  answeredst  me, 

And  strengthenedst  me  with  strength  in  my  soul. 

4  All  the  kings  of  the  earth  shall  praise  thee,  0  Lord, 

When  they  hear  the  words  of  thy  mouth., 

5  Yea,  they  shall  sing  in  the  ways  of  the  Lord  ; 

For  great  is  the  glory  of  the  LORD. 

6  Though  the  Lord  be  high,  yet  hath  he  respect  unto  the  lowly  : 

But  the  proud  he  hnoweth  afar  off. 
*  Though  I  walk  in  the  midst  of  trouble,  thou  wilt  revive  me  : 

(  Thou  shalt  stretch  forth  thine  hand  against  the  wrath  of  mine, 
■j  enemies, 

'  And  thy  right  hand  shall  save  me. 
8  j  The  Lord  will  perfect  that  which  concerneth  me  : 
(  Thy  mercy,  0  Lord,  endureth  for  ever  : 
Forsake  not  the  works  of  thine  own  hands. 

13 


194  THE    PSALTER 


LESSON   98. 
Psalm  cxxxix. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

LORD,  thou  hast  searched  me,  and  know  me. 


)0 


2  Thou  knowest  my  downsitting  and  mine  uprising ; 
Thou  under standest  my  thought  afar  off. 

3  Thou  compassest  my  path  and  my  lying  down, 

And  art  acquainted  with  all  my  ways. 

4  For  there  is  not  a  word  in  my  tongue, 

But,  lo,  0  LORD,  thou  knowest  it  altogether. 

5  Thou  hast  beset  me  behind  and  before, 

And  laid  thine  hand  upon  me. 

6  Such  knowledge  is  too  wonderful  for  me ; 

It  is  high,  I  cannot  attain  unto  it. 
*7  Whither  shall  I  go  from  thy  spirit  ? 

Or  whither  shall  I  flee  from  thy  presence? 

8  If  I  ascend  up  into  heaven,  thou  art  there  : 

If  I  make  my  bed  in  hell,  behold,  thou  art  there. 

9  If  I  take  the  wings  of  the  morning, 

And  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  sea  ; 

10  Even  there  shall  thy  hand  lead  me, 

And  thy  right  hand  shall  hold  me. 

11  If  I  say,  Surely  the  darkness  shall  cover  me; 

Even  the  night  shall  be  light  about  me. 

12  J  Yea,  the  darkness  hideth  not  from  thee  ; 
(  But  the  night  shineth  as  the  day  : 

The  darkness  and  the  light  are  both  alike  to  thee. 

13  For  thou  hast  possessed  my  reins : 

Thou  hast  covered  me  in  my  mother's  womb. 

14  j  I  will  praise  thee  ;  for  I  am  fearfully  and  wonderfully  made 
(  Marvellous  are  thy  works ; 

And  that  my  soul  knoweth  right  well. 

15  j  My  substance  was  not  hid  from  thee, 
(  When  I  was  made  in  secret, 

And  curiously  wrought  in  the  lowest  parts  of  the  earth. 


lesson    99.  195 

16  J  Thine  eyes  did  see  my  substance,  yet  being  unperfect ; 
(  And  in  thy  book  all  my  members  were  written, 

Which  in  continuance  were  fashioned,  when  as  yet  there  was  none 
of  them. 

1 7  How  precious  also  are  thy  thoughts  unto  me,  0  God ! 

How  great  is  the  sum  of  them  ! 

18  If  I  should  count  them,  they  are  more  in  number  than  the  sand  : 

When  I  awake,  I  am  still  with  thee. 

19  Surely  thou  wilt  slay  the  wicked,  O  God : 

Depart  from  me  therefore,  ye  bloody  men. 

20  For  they  speak  against  thee  wickedly, 

And  thine  enemies  take  thy  name  in  vain. 

21  Do  not  I  hate  them,  O  Lord,  that  hate  thee? 

And  am  not  I  grieved  with  those  that  rise  up  against  thee  ? 

22  I  hate  them  with  perfect  hatred : 

i"  count  them  mine  enemies. 

23  Search  me,  0  God,  and  know  my  heart : 

Try  me,  and  know  my  thoughts  : 

24  And  see  if  there  be  any  wicked  way  in  me, 

And  lead  me  in  the  way  everlasting. 


LESSON    99. 

Psalm  cxl. 

To  the  chief  Musician,  A  Psalm  of  David. 

DELIVER  me,  0  Lord,  from  the  evil  man : 
Preserve  me  from  the  violent  man  ; 

2  Which  imagine  mischiefs  in  their  heart ; 

Continually  are  they  gathered  together  for  war. 

3  They  have  sharpened  their  tongues  like  a  serpent ; 

Adders' poison  is  under  their  lips.     (Selah.) 

4  j  Keep  me,  0  Lord,  from  the  hands  of  the  wicked ; 
( Preserve  me  from  the  violent  man ; 

Who  have  purposed  to  overthrow  my  goings. 

5  The  proud  have  hid  a  snare  for  me,  and  cords ; 

j  They  have  spread  a  net  by  the  way  side  ; 
\  They  have  set  gins  for  me,     (Selah.) 


196  THE    PSALTER. 

6  I  said  unto  the  Lord,  Thou  art  my  God  : 

Hear  the  voice  of  my  supplications,  0  L  ORD. 
*l  0  God  the  Lord,  the  strength  of  my  salvation, 

Thou  hast  covered  my  head  in  the  day  of  battle. 

8  Grant  not,  0  Lord,  the  desires  of  the  wicked : 

Further  not  his  wicked  device  ;  lest  they  exalt  themselves.   (Selah.) 

9  As  for  the  head  of  those  that  compass  me  about, 

Let  the  mischief  of  their  own  lips  cover  them. 

10  Let  burning  coals  fall  upon  them  :  let  them  be  cast  into  the  fire  ; 

Into  deep  pits,  that  they  rise  not  up  again. 

11  Let  not  an  evil  speaker  be  established  in  the  earth: 

Evil  shall  hunt  the  violent  man  to  overthrow  him. 

12  I  know  that  the  Lord  will  maintain  the  cause  of  the  afflicted, 

And  the  right  of  the  poor. 

13  Surely  the  righteous  shall  give  thanks  unto  thy  name  : 

The  upright  shall  dwell  in  thy  presence. 

Psalm  cxli. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

LORD,  I  cry  unto  thee  :  make  haste  unto  me ; 
Give  ear  unto  my  voice,  when  I  cry  unto  thee. 

2  Let  my  prayer  be  set  forth  before  thee  as  incense  ; 

And  the  lifting  up  of  my  hands  as  the  evening  sacrifice. 

3  Set  a  watch,  0  Lord,  before  my  mouth  ; 

Keep  the  door  of  my  lips. 

4  (  Incline  not  my  heart  to  any  evil  thing, 
•j  To  practice  wicked  works 

'  With  men  that  work  iniquity  : 
And  let  me  not  eat  of  their  dainties. 

5  (  Let  the  righteous  smite  me ;  it  shall  be  a  kindness :  and  let  him  re- 
*j  prove  me ; 

'  It  shall  be  an  excellent  oil,  which  shall  not  break  my  head  : 
For  yet  my  prayer  also  shall  be  in  their  calamities. 

6  When  their  judges  are  overthrown  in  stony  places, 

They  shall  hear  my  words  ;  for  they  are  sweet. 
*1  Our  bones  are  scattered  at  the  grave's  mouth, 

As  when  one  cutteth  and  cleaveth  wood  upon  the  earth. 
8  But  mine  eyes  are  unto  thee,  O  God  the  Lord : 

In  thee  is  my  trust ;  leave  not  my  soul  destitute. 


lAson  100.  197 

9  Keep  me  from  the  snare  which  they  have  laid  for  me, 
And  the  gins  of  the  workers  of  iniquity. 
10  Let  the  wicked  fall  into  their  own  nets, 
Whilst  that  I  withal  escape. 

LESSON    100. 

Psalm  cxlil 

Maschil  of  David ;  A  Prayer  when  he  was  in  the  cave. 

I  CRIED  unto  the  Lord  with  my  voice  ; 
With  my  voice  unto  the  LORD  did  I  make  my  supplication. 

2  I  poured  out  my  complaint  before  him ; 

I  shewed  before  him  my  trouble. 

3  "When  my  spirit  was  overwhelmed  within  me, 

Then  thou  knew  est  my  path. 
In  the  way  wherein  I  walked 

Have  they  privily  laid  a  snare  for  me. 

4  I  looked  on  my  right  hand,  and  beheld,  but  there  was  no  man  that 

would  know  me  : 
Refuge  failed  me  ;  no  man  cared  for  my  soul. 

5  j I  cried  unto  thee,  O  Lord  : 
1 1  said,  Thou  art  my  refuge 

And  my  portion  in  the  bind  of  the  living. 

6  Attend  unto  my  cry ;  for  I  am  brought  very  low : 

Deliver  me  from  my  persecutors  ;  for  they  are  stronger  than  I. 

7  Bring  my  soul  out  of  prison,  that  I  may  praise  thy  name  : 

The  righteous  shall  compass  me  about ;  for  thou  shalt  deal  bounti- 
fully with  me. 

Psalm  cxllti. 

A  Psalm  of  David. 

HEAR  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  give  ear  to  my  supplications  : 
In  thy  faithfulness  answer  me,  and  in  thy  righteousness. 

2  And  enter  not  into  judgment  with  thy  servant : 

For  in  thy  sight  shall  no  man  living  be  justified. 

3  j  For  the  enemy  hath  persecuted  my  soul ; 

( He  hath  smitten  my  life  down  to  the  ground ; 

He  hath  made  me  to  dwell  in  darkness,  as  those  that  have  been  long 
dead. 


198  THE    PSALT*EK. 

4  Therefore  is  my  spirit  overwhelmed  within  me ; 

My  heart  within  me  is  desolate. 
5\  I  remember  the  days  of  old ; 
( I  meditate  on  all  thy  works  ; 

/  muse  on  the  work  of  thy  hands. 
6  I  stretch  forth  my  hands  unto  thee : 

My  soul  thirsteth  after  thee,  as  a  thirsty  land.     (Selah.) 
*1  j  Hear  me  speedily,  O  Lord  ;  my  spirit  faileth  : 
i  Hide  not  thy  face  from  me, 

Lest  I  be  like  unto  them  that  go  down  into  the  int. 

8  Cause  me  to  hear  thy  loving-kindness  in  the  morning ; 

For  in  thee  do  I  trust. 
Cause  me  to  know  the  way  wherein  I  should  walk ; 
For  I  lift  up  my  soul  unto  thee. 

9  Deliver  me,  0  Lord,  from  mine  enemies ; 

I  flee  unto  thee  to  hide  me. 

10  j  Teach  me  to  do  thy  will ; 
I  For  thou  art  my  God  : 

Thy  spirit  is  good  ;  lead  me  into  the  land  of  uprightness. 

11  Quicken  me,  O  Lord,  for  thy  name's  sake : 

For  thy  righteousness''  sake  bring  my  soul  out  of  trouble. 

12  j  And  of  thy  mercy  cut  off  mine  enemies, 

i  And  destroy  all  them  that  afflict  my  soul : 
For  I  am  thy  servant. 


LESSON    101. 

Psalm  cxliv. 
A  Psalm  of  David. 

BLESSED  be  the  Lord  my  strength, 
(  Which  teacheth  my  hands  to  war, 
(  And  my  fingers  to  fight. 

2  My  goodness,  and  my  fortress ; 

My  high  tower,  and  my  deliverer  ; 
My  shield,  and  he  in  whom  I  trust ; 
Who  subdueth  my  people  under  me. 

3  Lord,  what  is  man,  that  thou  takest  knowledge  of  him ! 

Or  the  son  of  man,  that  thou  makest  account  of  him  ! 


LESSON   102.  199 

4  Man  is  like  to  vanity : 

His  days  are  as  a  shadoiv  that  passeth  away. 

5  Bow  thy  heavens,  O  Lord,  and  come  down : 

Touch  the  mountains,  and  they  shall  smoke. 

6  Cast  forth  lightning,  and  scatter  them : 

Shoot  out  thine  arrows  and  destroy  them. 
*l\  Send  thine  hand  from  above ; 
( Rid  me,  and  deliver  me  out  of  great  waters, 
From  the  hand  of  strange  children  ; 

8  "Whose  mouth  speaketh  vanity, 

And  their  right  hand  is  a  right  hand  cf  falsehood. 

9  I  will  sing  a  new  song  unto  thee,  0  God  : 

Upon  a  psaltery  and  an  instrument  of  ten  strings  will  I  sing  p>rciises 
unto  thee. 

10  It  is  he  that  giveth  salvation  unto  kings : 

Who  delivereth  David  his  servant  from  the  hurtful  sioord. 

11  (Rid  me,  and  deliver  me  from  the  hand  of  strange  children, 

1  Whose  mouth  speaketh  vanity, 

And  their  right  hand  is  a  right  hand  of  falsehood : 

12  That  our  sons  may  be  as  plants  grown  up  in  their  youth ; 

That  our  daughters  may  be  as  corner  stones,  polished  after  the 
similitude  of  a  palace  ; 

13  That  our  garners  may  be  full,  affording  all  manner  of  store; 

That  our  sheep  may  bring  forth  thousands  and  ten  thousands  in  our 
streets  : 

14  That  our  oxen  may  be  strong  to  labour ;  that  there  be  no  breaking  in, 

nor  going  out ; 
That  there  be  no  complaining  in  our  streets. 

15  Happy  is  that  people,  that  is  in  such  a  case : 

Yea,  happy  is  that  people,  whose  God  is  the  LORD. 

LESSON    102. 

Psalm  cxlv. 

David's  Psalm  of  praise. 

I  WILL  extol  thee,  my  God,  0  king ; 
And  I  will  bless  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

2  Every  day  will  I  bless  thee ; 

And  I  will  praise  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 


200  THE    PSALTER. 

3  Great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly  to  be  praised ; 

And  his  greatness  is  unsearchable. 

4  One  generation  shall  praise  thy  works  to  another, 

And  shall  declare  thy  mighty  acts. 

5  I  will  speak  of  the  glorious  honour  of  thy  majesty, 

And  of  thy  wondrous  works. 

6  And  men  shall  speak  of  the  might  of  thy  terrible  acts  : 

And  I  will  declare  thy  greatness. 
*7  They  shall. abundantly  utter  the  memory  of  thy  great  goodness, 
And  shall  sing  of  thy  righteousness. 

8  The  Lord  is  gracious,  and  full  of  compassion ; 

Slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  mercy. 

9  The  Lord  is  good  to  all : 

And  his  tender  mercies  are  over  all  his  works. 

10  All  thy  works  shall  praise  thee,  0  Lord  ; 

And  thy  saints  shall  bless  thee. 

11  They  shall  speak  of  the  glory  of  thy  kingdom, 

And  talk  of  thy  power  ; 

12  To  make  known  to  the  sons  of  men  his  mighty  acts, 

And  the  glorious  majesty  of  his  kingdom. 

13  Thy  kingdom  is  an  everlasting  kingdom, 

And  thy  dominion  endureth  throughout  all  generations. 

14  The  Lord  upholdeth  all  that  fall, 

And  raiseth  up  all  those  that  be  bowed  doivn. 

15  The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  thee ; 

And  thou  gives t  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

16  Thou  openest  thine  hand, 

And  satis fiest  the  desire  of  every  living  thing. 

17  The  Lord  is  righteous  in  all  his  ways, 

And  holy  in  all  his  ivorks. 

18  The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  all  them  that  call  upon  him, 

To  all  that  call  upon  him  in  truth. 

19  He  will  fulfil  the  desire  of  them  that  fear  him : 

He  also  will  hear  their  cry,  and  will  save  them. 

20  The  Lord  preserveth  all  them  that  love  him : 

But  all  the  wicked  will  he  destroy. 

21  My  mouth  shall  speak  the  praise  of  the  Lord  : 

And  let  all  flesh  bless  his  holy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 


LESSON    103.  201 


LESSON    103. 

Psalm  cxlyi. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord. 
Praise  the  L  ORD,  0  my  soul. 

2  While  I  live  will  I  praise  the  Lord  : 

/  will  sing  praises  unto  my  God  while  I  have  any  being. 

3  Put  not  your  trust  in  princes, 

Nor  in  the  son  of  man,  in  whom  there  is  no  help. 

4  His  breath  goeth  forth,  he  returneth  to  his  earth ; 

In  that  very  day  his  thoughts  perish. 

5  Happy  is  he  that  hath  the  God  of  Jacob  for  his  help, 

Whose  hope  is  in  the  LORD  his  God. 

6  Which  made  heaven,  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  therein  is : 

Which  keepeth  truth  for  ever : 
T  Which  executeth  judgment  for  the  oppressed  : 
Which  giveth  food  to  the  hungry. 
The  Lord  looseth  the  prisoners : 

8  The  L  ORD  openeth  the  eyes  of  the  blind : 
The  Lord  raiseth  them  that  are  bowed  down  : 

The  LORD  loveth  the  righteous: 

9  j  The  Lord  preserveth  the  strangers  : 

( He  relieveth  the  fatherless  and  the  widow  : 

But  the  way  of  the  wicked  he  turneth  upside  down. 
•lOjThe  Lord  shall  reign  for  ever, 

I  Even  thy  God,  0  Zion,  unto  all  generations. 
Praise  ye  the  L  ORD. 

Psalm  cxlvii. 
j  BRAISE  ye  the  Lord: 
( -*-  For  it  is  good  to  sing  praises  unto  our  God  ; 
For  it  is  pleasant  ;  and  praise  is  comely. 

2  The  Lord  doth  build  up  Jerusalem  : 

He  gathereth  together  the  outcasts  of  Israel. 

3  He  healeth  the  broken  in  heart, 

And  bindeth  up  their  wounds. 

4  He  telleth  the  number  of  the  stars ; 

He  calleth  them  all  by  their  names. 


202  THE    PSALTER. 

5  Great  is  our  Lord,  and  of  great  power : 

His  understanding  is  infinite, 

6  The  Lord  lifteth  up  the  meek : 

He  casteth  the  wicked  down  to  the  ground. 
*i  Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  thanksgiving ; 

Sing  praise  upon  the  harp  unto  our  God : 

8  j  Who  covereth  the  heaven  with  clouds, 
( Who  prepareth  rain  for  the  earth, 

Who  maketh  grass  to  grow  upon  the  mountains. 

9  He  giveth  to  the  beast  his  food, 

And  to  the  young  ravens  which  cry. 

10  He  delighteth  not  in  the  strength  of  the  horse  : 

He  taketh  not  'pleasure  in  the  legs  of  a  man. 

1 1  The  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  them  that  fear  him, 

In  those  that  hope  in  his  mercy. 

12  Praise  the  Lord,  0  Jerusalem ; 

Praise  thy  God,  0  Zion. 

13  For  he  hath  strengthened  the  bars  of  thy  gates; 

He  hath  blessed  thy  children  within  thee. 

14  He  maketh  peace  in  thy  borders, 

And  filleth  thee  with  the  finest  of  the  wheat. 

15  He  sendeth  forth  his  commandment  upon  earth  : 

His  word  runneth  very  swiftly. 

16  He  giveth  snow  like  wool : 

He  scattereth  the  hoarfrost  like  ashes. 

17  He  casteth  forth  his  ice  like  morsels: 

Who  can  stand  before  his  cold  ? 

18  He  sendeth  out  his  word,  and  melteth  them : 

He  causeth  his  wind  to  blow,  and  the  waters  flow. 

19  He  sheweth  his  word  unto  Jacob, 

His  statutes  and  his  judgments  unto  Israel. 

20  (He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  any  nation : 

(And  as  for  Adjudgments,  they  have  not  known  them. 
Praise  ye  the  LORD. 


lesson  104.  203 

LESSON   104. 

PSALil    CLXYHI. 

mRAISE  ye  the  Lord. 

I  •*■  Praise  ye  the  Lord  from  the  heavens  : 

Praise  him  in  the  heights, 

2  Praise  ye  him,  all  his  angels  : 

Praise  ye  him,  all  his  hosts. 

3  Praise  ye  him,  sun  and  moon : 

Praise  him,  all  ye  stars  of  light. 

4  Praise  him,  ye  heavens  of  heavens, 

And  ye  waters  that  be  above  the  heavens. 
b  Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 

For  he  commanded,  and  they  were  created. 
6  He  hath  also  stablished  them  for  ever  and  ever  : 

He  hath  made  a  decree  which  shall  not  pass. 
*7  Praise  the  Lord  from  the  earth, 

Ye  dragons,  and  all  deeps : 

8  Fire,  and  hail ;  snow,  and  vapour ; 

Stormy  wind  fulfilling  his  word : 

9  Mountains,  and  all  hills ; 

Fruitful  trees,  and  all  cedars  : 
10  Beasts,  and  all  cattle ; 

Creeping  things,  and  flying  fowl : 

II  Kings  of  the  earth,  and  all  people ; 

Princes,  and  all  judges  of  the  earth : 

12  Both  young  men,  and  maidens  : 

Old  men,  and  children : 

13  J  Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord  : 
I  For  his  name  alone  is  excellent ; 

His  glory  is  above  the  earth  and  heaven. 

14  He  also  exalteth  the  horn  of  his  people, 

The  praise  of  all  his  saints  ; 
Even  of  the  children  of  Israel,  a  people  near  unto  him. 
Praise  ye  the  LORD. 


204  THE    PSALTER. 

Psalm  cxlix. 
j  pRAISE  ye  the  Lord. 
I  J-  Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song, 

And  his  praise  in  the  congregation  of  saints, 

2  Let  Israel  rejoice  in  him  that  made  him : 

Let  the  children  of  Z ion  be  joyful  in  their  King, 

3  Let  them  praise  him  in  the  dance : 

Let  them  sing  praises  unto  him  with  the  timbrel  and  harp. 

4  For  the  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  his  people : 

He  will  beautify  the  meek  with  salvation, 

5  Let  the  saints  be  joyful  in  glory  : 

Let  them  sing  aloud  upon  their  beds, 

6  Let  the  high  praises  of  God  be  in  their  mouth, 

And  a  two-edged  sword  in  their  hand  ; 
*l  To  execute  vengeance  upon  the  heathen, 
And  punishments  upon  the  people  ; 

8  To  bind  their  kings  with  chains, 

And  their  nobles  with  fetters  of  iron  ; 

9  j  To  execute  upon  them  the  judgment  written  : 
(  This  honour  have  all  his  saints. 

Praise  ye  the  LORD. 

Psalm:  cl. 
j  pRAISE  ye  the  Lord. 
I  -L  Praise  God  in  his  sanctuary : 

Praise  him  in  the  firmament  of  his  power. 

2  Praise  him  for  his  mighty  acts  : 

Praise  him  according  to  his  excellent  greatness. 

3  Praise  him  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet : 

Praise  him  with* the  psaltery  and  harp. 

4  Praise  him  with  the  timbrel  and  dance  : 

Praise  him  with  stringed  instruments  and  organs. 

5  Praise  him  upon  the  loud  cymbals  : 

Praise  him  upon  the  high  sounding  cymbals. 

6  Let  everything  that  hath  breath  praise  the  Lord. 

Praise  ye  the  LORD. 


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NOTE. 


The  Hymns  marked  "  I "  and  "  II,"  at  each  opening,  are  appointed  for 
Public  Worship  in  the  Church ;  and  respectively  for  the  First  Part  of  the 
service,  after  the  Prayer  of  Confession,  and  for  the  Second  Part,  after  the 
Reading  of  the  Psalter;  according  to  the  Classification  at  the  end  of  the  book. 
They  are  also  used  in  social,  Sunday-school,  and  private  worship,  at  discretion. 

The  remaining  Hymns  at  each  opening,  under  the  title  "  For  Social  and 
Private  Worship,"  are  not  used  in  the  regular  public  service.  They  comprise 
three  classes,  which,  so  far  as  they  occur  on  any  one  page,  are  generally  placed 
in  the  following  order,  but  without  marked  divisions : — (1.)  Hymns  most  suit- 
able for  the  chapel  services  of  Lecture  and  Prayer-meeting;  (2.)  Those  more 
especially  suited  to  the  devotions  of  the  Family  and  the  Sunday-school;  (3.) 
Those  strictly  adapted  to  private  devotion. 

A  few  set  devotional  Songs  for  Children  are  placed  together  at  the  end  of 
the  book ;  but  not  as  the  only  ones  to  be  used  by  them.  It  is  an  excellent 
practice  to  make  children  familiar,  in  the  family  and  the  Sunday-school,  with 
the  standard  Hymns  of  the  Church,  as  well  as  with  the  Creed  and  Catechism. 


HYMNS. 


208 


HYMNS    1,   2,   3. 


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TTTITH  all  my  powers  of  heart  and 
\ V         tongue 

I'll  praise  my  Maker  in  my  song: 
Angels  shall  hear  the  notes  I  raise, 
Approve  the  song,  and  join  the  praise 

2  I'll  sing  thy  truth  and  mercy,  Lord  ; 
I'll  sing  the  wonders  of  thy  word ; 
Not  all  the  works  and  names  below, 
So  much  thy  power  and  glory  show. 

3  Amidst  a  thousand  snares  I  stand, 
Upheld  and  guarded  by  thy  hand ; 
Thy  words  my  fainting  soul  revive, 
And  keep  my  dying  faith  alive. 

4  Grace  will  complete  what  grace  begins, 
To  save  from  sorrows  and  from  sins 
The  work  that  wisdom  undertakes, 
Eternal  mercy  ne'er  forsakes. 


!  II. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord,  exalt  his  name, 
While  in  his  earthly  courts  ye  wait, 
Ye  saints  that  to  his  house  belong, 
Or  stand  attending  at  his  gate. 

Praise  ye  the  Lord,  the  Lord  is  good ; 

To  praise  his  name  is  sweet  employ 
Israel  he  chose  of  old,  and  still 

His  church  is  his  peculiar  joy. 


3  Bless  ye  the  Lord  who  taste  his  love, 
People  and  priests  exalt  his  name ; 
Among  his  saints  he  ever  dwells; 
His  church  is  his  Jerusalem. 

3  II. 

fl  IVE  to  our  God  immortal  praise ; 
IT  Mercy  and  truth  are  all  his  ways ; 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 
Give  to  the  Lord  of  lords  renown ! 
The  King  of  kings  with  glory  crown : 
His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 
When  lords  and  kings  are  known  no 
more. 

3  He  built  the  earth,  he  spread  the  sky, 
And  fixed  the  starry  lights  on  high : 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

£  He  saw  the  Gentiles  dead  in  sin, 
And  felt  his  pity  move  within  : 
His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 
When  death  and  sin  shall  reign  no 
more. 

5  He  sent  his  Son  with  power  to  save 
From  guilt,  and  darkness,  and   the 

grave : 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

3  Thro'  this  vain  world  he  guides  our  feet, 
And  leads  us  to  his  heavenly  seat : 
His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 
When  this  vain  world  shall  be  no  more. 


hymns  4,  5,  6,  7,  8. 


209 


II 


His  love  will  ever  be  the  same ; 
His  word  enduring  as  his  name. 
Rejoice,  ye  saints,  rejoice  and  praise 
The  blessings  of  his  wondrous  grace ! 
Jesus,  your  everlasting  tower,  [power. 
Can    bear,  unmoved,   the    tempest's 


THINE  earthly  Sabbaths,  Lord,  we  love 
But  there's  a  nobler  rest  above ; 
To  that  our  longing  souls  aspire, 
With  ardent  love  and  strong  desire. 

2  In  thy  blest  kingdom  we  shall  be 
From  every  mortal  trouble  free ; 
No  groans  shall  mingle  with  the  songs  T\ESCEND    from    heaven, 
Which  warble  from  immortal  tongues. ;  JJ        Dove, 

3  No  rude  alarms  of  raging  foes, 
No  cares  to  break  the  long  repose, 
No  midnight  shade,  no  clouded  sun, 
But  sacred,  high,  eternal  noon. 

4  O,  long-expected  day,  begin; 
Dawn  on  this  world  of  woe  and  sin : 
Fain  would  we  leave  this  weary  road, 
And  sleep  in  death,  and  rest  in 'God, 


immortal 


5  n. 

GREAT  God,  we  sing  thy  mighty  hand 
By  which  supported  still  we  stand : 
The  opening  year  thy  mercy  shows ; 
Let  mercy  crown  it  till  it  close. 

2  By  day,  by  night,  at  home,  abroad, 
Still  we  afe  guarded  by  our  God ; 
By  his  incessant  bounty  fed, 

By  his  unerring  counsels  led. 

3  With  grateful  hearts  the  past  we  own ; 
The  future,  all  to  us  unknown, 

We  to  thy  guardian  care  commit, 
And  peaceful  leave  before  thy  feet. 

4  In  scenes  exalted  or  depressed, 
Be  thou  our  joy  and  thou  our  rest ; 
Thy  goodness  all  our  hopes  shall  raise, 
Adored  through  all  our  changing  days. 

5  When  death  shall  interrupt  our  songs, 
And  seal  in  silence  mortal  tongues, 
Our  helper,  God,  in  whom  we  trust, 
In  better  worlds  our  souls  shall  boast. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

6 

REJOICE,  ye  saints,  rejoice  and  praise 
The  blessings  of  redeeming  grace  ! 
Jesus,  your  everlasting  tower,  [power. 
Stands    firm    against    the    tempest's 

2  He  is  a  refuge  ever  nigh ; 

His  love  endures  as  mountains  high ; 
His  name  'a  a  rock,  which  winds  above, 
And  waves  below,  can  never  move. 

3  While  all  things  change,  he  changes 
He  ne'er  forgets,  though  oft  forgot;  [not; 

14 


Stoop  down,  and  take  us  on  thy  wings, 
And  mount  and  bear  us  far  above 
The  reach  of  these  inferior  things : 

2  Beyond,  beyond  this  lower  sky, 
Up  where  eternal  ages  roll, 

Where  solid  pleasures  never  die, 
And  fruits  immortal  feast  the  soul. 

3  O  for  a  sight,  a  pleasing  sight 
Of  our  almighty  Father's  throne ! 

There  sits  our   Saviour,  crowned  with 
light, 
Clothed  in  a  body  like  our  own. 

4  Adoring  saints  around  him  stand, 
And  thrones  and  powers  before  him 

fall; 
TheGod  shines  gracious  through  the  man, 

And  sheds  sweet  glories  on  them  all. 

O  what  amazing  joys  they  feel, 

While  to  their  golden  harps  they  singx 
And  sit  on  every  heavenly  hill, 

And  spread  the  triumphs  of  their  king. 
6  When  shall  the  day,  dear  Lord,  appear, 

That  I  shall  mount  to  dwell  a,bove, 
And  stand  and  bow  amongst  them  there, 

And  view  thy  face,  and  sing  aoid  love?- 

SWEET  peace  of  conscience,  heav- 
enly guest, 
Come  fix  thy  mansion  in  my  breast, 
Dispel  my  doubts,  my  fears'control, 
And  heal  the  anguish  of  my  soul. 

2  Come,  smiling  hope,  and  joy  sincere, 
Come,  make  your  constant  dwelling 

here ; 
Still  let  your  presence  cheer  my  heart, 
Nor  sin  compel  you  to  depart. 
Thou  God  of  hope,  and  peace  divine, 
O  !  make  these  sacred  pleasures  mine ; 
Forgive  my  sins,  my  fears  remove, 
And  send  the  tokens  of  thy  love. 

4  Then,  should  mine  eyes,  without  a  tear, 
See  death,  with  all  his  terrors  near; 
My  heart  should  then  in  death  rejoice1 
And  raptures  tune  my  faltering  voice. * 


210 


HYMNS    9,   10,    11. 


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ELESSED  be  the  Lord,  who  heard  my 
prayer, 
The  Lord  my  shield,  my  help,  my  song, 
Who  saved  my  soul  from  sin  and  fear, 
And  tuned  with  praise  my  thankful 
tongue. 

2  In  the  dark  hour  of  deep  distress, 
By  foes  beset,  of  death  afraid, 

My  spirit  trusted  in  his  grace, 
And  sought,and  found  his  heavenly  aid. 

3  O  blest  Redeemer  of  mankind ! 

Thy  shield,  thy  saving  strength,  shall  be 

The  shield,  the  strength,  of  every  mind, 

That  loves  his  name,  and  trusts  in  thee. 

4  Remember,  Lord,  thy  chosen  seed ; 
Israel  defend  from  guilt  and  woe ; 

Thy  flock  in  richest  pastures  feed, 
And  guard  their  steps  from  every  foe. 

5  Zion  exalt,  her  cause  maintain, 
With  peace  and  joy  her  courts  sur- 
round : 

In  showers  let  endless  blessings  rain, 
And  saints  eternal  praise  resound. 


10 


I. 


COME,  O  Creator  Spirit  blest! 
And  in  our  souls  take  up  thy  rest ; 
Come  with  thy  grace  and  heavenly  aid, 
To  fill  the  hearts  which  thou  hast  made. 


2  Great  Comforter !  to  thee  we  cry ; 
O  highest  gift  of  God  most  high ! 
O  fount  of  life !   O  fire  of  love ! 
And  sweet  anointing  from  above  ! 

3  Kindle  our  senses  from  above,    [love  ; 
And  make  our  hearts  o'erflow  with 
With  patience  firm,  and  virtue  high, 
The  weakness  of  our  flesh  supply. 
Far  from  us  drive  the  foe  we  dread, 
And  grant  us  thy  true  peace  instead ; 
So  shall  we  not,  with  thee  for  guide, 
Turn  from  the  path  of  life  aside. 


11  I. 

GREAT  Shepherd  of  thine  Israel, 
Who  didst   between  the  cherubs 
dwell, 
And  lead  the  tribes,  thy  chosen  sheep, 
Safe  through  the  desert  and  the  deep : 

2  Thy  church  is  in  the  desert  now  : 
Shine  from  on  high,  and  guide  us  thro' ; 
Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  restore, 

We  shall  be  saved,  and  sigh  no  more. 

3  Great  God,  whom  heavenly  hosts  obey, 
How  long  shall  we  lament  and  pray, 
And  wait  in  vain  thy  kind  return  ? 
How  long  shall  thy  fierce  anger  burn  ? 

4  Instead  of  wine  and  cheerful  bread, 
Thy  saints  with  their  own  tears  are  fed ; 
Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  restore, 

We  shall  be  saved,  and  sigh  no  more. 


hymns   12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17. 


211 


12 


II 


HAPPY  the  church,thou  sacred  place, 
The  seat  of  thy  Creator's  grace  ; 
Thy  holy  courts  are  his  abode, 
Thbu  earthly  palace  of  our  God. 

2  Thy  walls  are  strength,  and  at  thy  gates 
A  guard  of  heavenly  warriors  waits ; 
Xor  shall  thy  deep  foundations  move, 
Fixed  on  his"  counsels  and  his  love. 

3  Thy  foes  in  vain  designs  engage ; 
Against  his  throne  in  vain  they  rage  ; 
Like  rising  waves,  with  angry  roar, 
That  dash  and  die  upon  the  shore. 

4  Then  let  our  souls  in  Zion  dwell, 
Xor  fear  the  wrath  of  earth  and  hell ; 
His  arms  embrace  this  happy  ground, 
Like  brazen  bulwarks  built  around. 

5  God  is  our  shield,  and  God  our  sun ; 
Swift  as  the  fleeting  moments  run, 
On  us  he  sheds  new  beams  of  grace, 
And  we  reflect  his  brightest  praise. 


Thy  laws  and  works  'are  just  and  right, 
But  grace  and  justice  thy  delight. 
God,  thine  own  God,  has  richly  shed 
His  oil  of  gladness  on  thy  head ; 
And  with  his  sacred  Spirit  blessed 
His  first-born  Son  above  the  rest. 


13 


II. 


HE  that  hath  made  his  refuge  God, 
Shall  find  a  most  secure  abode ; 
Shall  walk  all  day  beneath  his  shade, 
And  there  at  night  shall  rest  his  head. 

2  Thrice  happy  man !  thy  Maker's  care 
Shall  keep  thee  from  the  fowler's  snare ; 
From  Satan's  wiles,  who  still  betrays 
Unguarded  souls,  a  thousand  ways. 

3  What  though  a  thousand  at  thy  side, 
Around  thy  path  ten  thousand  died, 
Thy  God  his  chosen  people  saves 
Amongst  the  dead,  amidst  the  graves. 

4  The  sword,  the  pestilence,  or  fire 
Shall  but  fulfil  their  best  desire ; 
From  sins  and  sorrows  set  them  free, 
And  bring  thy  children,  Lord,  to  thee.j 


14 


II. 


IVTOW  be  my  heart  inspired  to  sing 
li    The  glories  of  my  Saviour  King, 
Jesus  the  Lord  ;  how  heavenly  fair 
His  form !  how  bright  his  beauties  are 

2  O'er  all  the  sons  of  human  race 
He  shines  with  far  superior  grace; 
Love  from  his  lips  divinely  flows, 
And  blessings  all  his  state  compose. 

3  Thy  throne,  O  God,  forever  stands, 
Grace  is  the  sceptre  in  thy  hands ; 


For  Social  and  Prr-ate  Worship. 

15 

CI03IE,  dearest  Lord,  who  reign' st 
'    above, 
And  draw  with  me  the  cords  of  love, 
And  while  the  gospel  does  abound, 
O  may  1  know  the  joyful  sound! 

2  Sweet  are  the  tidings,  free  the  grace, 
It  brings  to  our  apostate  race  : 

It  spreads  a  heavenly  light  around ; 
O  may  I  know  the  joyful  sound ! 

3  The  gospel  bids  the  sin-sick  soul 
Look  up  to  Jesus  and  be  whole ; 

In  him  are  peace  and  pardon  found ; 
O  may  I  know  the  joyful  sound ! 

4  It  stems  the  tide  of  swelling  grief, 
Affords  the  needy  sure  relief; 
Releases  those  by  Satan  bound: 
O  may  I  know  the  joyful  sound ! 

16 

?rpiS  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come, 
JL  We  walk  through  deserts  dark  as 
night ; 

Till  we  arrive  at  heaven  our  home, 
Faith  is  our  guide,  and  faith  our  light. 

2  The  want  of  sight  she  well  supplies ; 
She  makes  the  pearly  gates  appear ; 

Far  into  distant  worlds  she  pries, 
And  brings  eternal  glories  near. 

3  Cheerful  we  tread  the  desert  through, 
While  faith  inspires  a  heavenly  ray, 

Though  lions  roar,  and  tempests  blow, 
And  rocks  and  dangers  fill  the  way. 

17 

LET  me  but  hear  my  Saviour  say, 
"  Strength    shall  be   equal  to  thy 
Then  I  rejoice  in  deep  distress,  [day ; ' 
Leaning  on  all-sufficient  grace. 
2  I  glory  in  infirmity,  [me  ; 

That  Christ's  own  power  may  rest  on 
When  I  am  weak,  then  am  I  strong, 
Grace  is  my  shield,  and  Christ  my  song. 


212  hymns   18,  19,  20. 

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THEE  will  I  love,  O  Lord,  my  strength, 
My  rock  ,my  tower,  my  high  defence; 
Thy  mighty  arm  shall  be  my  trust, 
For  I  have  found  salvation  thence. 

2  Death,  and  the  terrors  of  the  grave, 

Stood  round  me  with  their  dismal 
shade ; 
While  floods  of  high  temptations  rose, 
And  made  my  sinking  soul  afraid. 

3  Temptations  fled  at  his  rebuke, — 

The  blast  of  his  almighty  breath : 
He  sent  salvation  from  on  high, 
And  drew  me  from  the  deeps  of  death. 

4  My  song  forever  shall  record 

That  terrible,  that  joyful  hour ; 
And  give  the  glory  to  the  Lord, 
Due  to  his  mercy  and  his  power. 


19 


II 


TVTOW  to  the  Lord  that  makes  us  know 
1\   The  wonders  of  his  dying  love, 
Be  humble  honors  paid  below, 
And  strains  of  nobler  praise  above. 

'Twas  he  that  cleansed  our  foulest  sins, 
And  washed  us  in  his  richest  blood ; 

'Tishe  that  makes  us  priests  and  kings, 
And  brings  us  rebels  near  to  God. 


3  To  Jesus  our  atoning  Priest, 

To  Jesus  our  exalted  King, 
Be  everlasting  power  confessed, 
And  every  tongue  his  glory  sing. 

4  Behold,  on  flying  clouds  he  comes, 

And  every  eye  shall  see  him  move ; 

Tho'  with  our  sins  we  pierced  him  once, 

Still  he  displays  his  pardoning  love. 


20 


II. 


JUST  are  thy  ways,and  true  thy  word, 
Great  Eock  of  my  secure  abode ; 
Who  is  a  God  beside  the  Lord  ? 
Or  where 's  a  refuge  like  our  God  ? 

2  'Tis  he  that  girds  me  with  his  might, 
Give  me  his  holy  sword  to  wield  ; 
And,  while  with  tin  and  hell  I  fight, 
Spreads  his  salvation  for  my  shield. 

3  He  lives,  and  blessings  crown  his  reign, 
The  God  of  my  salvation  lives  : 

The  dark  designs  of  hell  are  vain, 
While  heavenly  peace  my  Father  gives. 

4  Before  the  scoffers  of  the  age, 

I  will  exalt  my  Father's  name ; 
Nor  tremble  at  their  mighty  rage, 
But  meet  reproach,  and  bear  the  shame. 

5  To  David  and  his  royal  seed 
Thy  grace  forever  shall  extend : 

Thy  love  to  saints,  in  Christ  their  head 
Knows  not  a  limit,  nor  an  end. 


hymns  21,  22.  23,  24,  25. 


213 


21 


II. 


LORD,when  tliou  didst  ascend  on  high 
Ten  thousand  angels  filled  the  sky ; 
Those  heavenly  guards  around  thee 

wait, 
Like  chariots  that  attend  thy  state. 

2  Not  Sinai's  mountain  could  appear, 
More  glorious  when   the   Lord  was 

there ; 
While  he  pronounced  his  holy  law, 
And  struck  the  chosen  tribes  with  awe. 

3  How  bright  the  triumph  none  can  tell, 
When  the  rebellious  powers  of  hell, 
That  thousand  souls  had  captive  made, 
Were  all  in  chains,  like  captives,  led. 

4  Raised  by  hist Father  to  the  throne, 
He  sent  his  promised  Spirit  down, 
With  gifts  and  grace  for  rebel  men, 
That  God  might  dwell  on  earth  again. 


For  Social  axd  Private  Worship. 

22 

JOIN,all  who  love  the  Saviour's  name, 
To  sing  his  everlasting  fame ; 
Great  God,  prepare  each  heart  and 
In  him  for  ever  to  rejoice.  [voice, 

2  With  him  I  daily  love  to  walk ; 
Of  him  my  soul  delights  to  talk ; 
On  him  I  cast  my  every  care  ; 
Like  him,  one  day,  I  shall  appear. 

3  Bless  him,  my  soul,  from  day  to  day, 
Trust  him  to  lead  thee  on  thy  way ; 
Give  him  thy  poor,  weak,  sinful  heart ; 
With  him,  6  never,  never  part 

4  Take  him  for  strength  and  righteous- 

ness, 
Make  him  thy  refuge  in  distress ; 
Love  him,  above  all  earthly  joy, 
And  him  in  every  thing  employ. 

5  Praise  him  in  cheerful,  grateful  songs ; 
To  him  your  highest  praise  belongs ; 
Bless  him  who  does  your  heaven  pre- 
pare, 

And  makes  you  meet  his  joy  to  share. 

23 

GREAT  God !  to  thee  my  evening  song 
With  humble  gratitude  I  raise  ; 
O  let  thy  mercy  tune  my  tongue, 
And  fill  my  heart  with  lively  praise. 


2  My  days  unclouded  as  they  pass, 
And  every  gentle,  rolling  hour, 
Are  monuments  of  wondrous  grace, 
And  witness  to  thy  love  and  power. 

And  yet  this  thoughtless,  wretched 
heart, 

Too  oft  regardless  of  thy  love, 
Ungrateful,  can  from  thee  depart, 

Arid,  fond  of  trifles,  vainly  rove. 

4  Seal  my  forgiveness  in  the  blood 

Of  Jesus ;  his  dear  name  alone 
I  plead  for  pardon,  gracious  God ! 
And  kind  acceptance  at  thy  throne. 

5  Let  this  blest  hope  mine  eyelids  close, 

With  sleep  refresh  my  feeble  frame ; 
Safe  in  thy  care  may  I  repose, 
And  wake  with  praises  to  thy  name. 

24  For  Children  Only. 

AlTE  are  but  young — yet  we  may  sing 
T  f    The  praises  of  our  heavenly  King ; 
He  made  the  earth,  the  sea,  the  sky, 
And  all  the  starry  worlds  on  high. 

2  We  are  but  young — we  need  a  guide  ; 
Jesus,  in  thee  we  would  confide ; 

O  lead  us  in  the  path  ^f  truth, 
Protect  and  bless  our  helpless  youth. 

3  We  are  but  young — yet  God  has  shed 
Unnumbered  blessings  on  our  head ; 
Then  let  our  youth  and  riper  days 

Be  all  devoted  to  his  praise. 

25 

HOW  blest  the  righteous  when  he  dies ; 
When  sinks  a  weary  soul  to  rest, 
How  mildly  beam  the  closing  eyes, 
How  gently  heaves  the  expiring  breast ; 

2  So  fades  a  summer  cloud  away, 

So  sinks  the  gale  when  storms"are  o'er ; 
So  gently  shuts  the  eye  of  day, 
So  dies  a  wave  along  the  shore. 

3  A  holy  quiet  reigns  around, 

A  calm  which  life  nor  death  destroys  ; 
Nothing  disturbs  that  peace  profound, 
Which  his  unfettered  soul  enjoys. 

4  Farewell,  conflicting  hopes  and  fears, 
Where  lights    and    shades   alternate 

dwell ;  [pears, 

How  bright  the  unchanging  morn  ap- 
Farewell,  inconstant  world,  farewell ! 

5  Life's  duty  done,  as  sinks  the  clay, 
Light  from  its  load  the  spirit  flies  ; 

While  heaven  and  earth  combine  to  say, 
"  How  blest  the  righteous  when  he 
dies  P 


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EVENING  HYMN. 


HYMNS  26,    27,    28. 
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26  I. 

ERE  the  blue  heavens  were  stretched 
abroad, 
From  everlasting  was  the  Word ; 
With  God  he  was ;  the  Word  was  God, 
And  must  divinely  be  adored. 

2  By  his  own  power  were  all  things  made; 
By  him  supported  nil  things  stand ; 

He  is  the  whole  creation's  head, 
And  angels  fly  at  his  command. 

3  But  lo  !  he  leaves  those  heavenly  forms 
The  Word  descends  and  dwells  in  clay, 

That  he  may  converse  hold  with  worms, 
Dressed  in  such  feeble  flesh  as  they. 

4  Mortals  with  joy  beheld  his  face, 
The  eternal  Father's  only  Son  : 

How  full  of  truth,  how  full  of  grace, 
The  brightness  of  the  Godhead  shone 

5  The  angels  leave  their  high  abode, 
To  learn  new  mysteries  here,  and  tell 

The  love  of  our  descending  God, 
The  glories  of  Immanuel. 


27 


I. 


PRAISE,  everlasting  praise,  be  paid 
To  him  that  earth's  foundation  laid ; 
Praise  to  the  God,  whose  strong  decrees 
•Sway  the  creation  as  he  please. 
2  Praise  to  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 
Who  rules  his  people  by  his  word ; 


And  there,  as  strong  as  his  decrees, 
He  sets  his  kindest  promises. 
Firm  are  the  words  his  prophets  give, 
Sweet  words,  on  which  his  children 

live; 
Each  of  them  is  the  voice  of  God, 
Who  spoke,and  spread  the  skies  abroad. 
Each  of  them  powerful  as  that  sound, 
That  bid    the    new-made  world    go 

round, 
And  stronger  than  the  solid  poles, 
On  which  the  wheel  of  nature  rolls. 


28 


I. 


LORD,  what  is  man  that  he  should 
prove 
The  object  of  thy  boundless  love ! 
Say,  why  should  he  so  largely  share 
Thy  favor,  and  thy  tender  care  ? 
While  these  my  lips  draw  vital  breath, 
Or  till  I  close  my  eyes  in  death, 
I'll  ne'er  forget  thy  wondrous  love, 
Nor  thoughtless  of  thy  kindness  prove. 
Beneath  thy  shadowing  wings'  defence, 
I'll  place  my  only  confidence : 
In  every  danger  and  distress, 
To  thee  will  I  my  prayer  address. 
Should  all  my  hopes  on  earth  be  lost, 
In  thee  I'll  make  my  constant  boast : 
I'll  spread  the  glories  of  thy  name, 
And  thy  unbounded  love  proclaim. 


hymns  29,  30,  31,  32,  33. 


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LET  Zion  in  her  king  rejoice, 
Tho'  tyrants  rage,  and  kingdoms  rise ; 
He  utters  his  almighty  voice, 
The  nations  melt,  the  tumult  dies. 

2  The  Lord  of  old  for  Jacob  fought, 
And  Jacob's  God  is  still  our  aid ; 

Behold  the  works  his  hand  has  wrought, 
What  desolations  he  has  made ! 

3  Be  still,  and  learn  that  he  is  God, 
He  reigns  exalted  o'er  the  lands ; 

He  will  be  known  and  feared  abroad, 
But  still  his  throne  in  Zion  stands. 

4  O  Lord  of  hosts,  almighty  King, 
While  we  so  near  thy  presence  dwell, 

Our  faith  shall  sit  secure  and  sing, 
Nor  fear  the  raging  powers  of  hell. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

30 

BENEATH  a  numerous  train  of  ills, 
Our  feeble  flesh  and  heart  may  fail ; 
Yet  shall  our  hope  in  thee,  our  God, 
O'er  ever}'-  gloomy  fear  prevail. 

2  Parent  and  Husband,  Guard  and  Guide, 
Thou  art  each  tender  name  in  one  ; 
On  thee  we  cast  our  heavy  cares, 
And  comfort  seek  from  thee  alone. 

3  Our  Father,  God,  to  thee  we  look ; 
Our  Rock,  our  Portion,  and  our  Friend; 
And  on  thy  covenant  love  and  truth, 
Our  sinking  souls  shall  still  depend. 

31 

I  SEND  the  joys  of  earth  away ; 
Away,  ye  tempters  of  the  mind, 
False  as  the  smooth,  deceitful  sea, 
And  empty  as  the  whistling  wind. 

2  Your  streams  were  floating  me  along, 
Down  to  the  gulf  of  black  despair, 

And  whilst  I  listened  to  your  song, 
Your  streams  had  e'en  conveyed  me 
there. 

3  Lord,  I  adore  thy  matchless  grace, 
That  warned  me  of  that  dark  abyss, 

That  drew  me  from  those  treach'rous  se;:s 
And  bade  me  seek  superior  bliss. 

4  Now  to  the  shining  realms  above, 

I  stretch  my  hands,  and  glance  my 
O  for  the  pinions  of  a  dove,        [eyes : 
To  bear  me  to  the  upper  skies. 


5  There  from  the  bosom  of  my  God, 
Oceans  of  endless  pleasure  roll ; 
There  would  I  fix  my  last  abode, 
And  drown  the  sorrows  of  my  soul. 

32 

AWAKE,  my  soul,  and  with  the  sun, 
Thy  daily  stage  of  duty  run : 
Shake  off  dull  sloth  and  joyful  rise, 
To  pay  thy  morning  sacrifice. 

2  Lord,  I  my  vows  to  thee  renew, 
Scatter  my  sins  as  morning  clew : 
Guard  my  first  springs  of  thought  and 
And  with  thyself  my  spirit  fill,     [will, 

3  Direct,  control,  suggest  this  day, 
All  I  design,  or  do,  or  say ; 

That  all  my  powers  with  all  my  might, 
In  thy  sole  glory  may  unite. 

4  All  praise  to  thee  who  safe  hast  kept, 
And  hast  refreshed  me  while  I  slept : 
Grant,  Lord,  when  I  from  death  shall 
I  may  of  endless  life  partake,     [wake, 

33 

GLORY  to  thee,  my  God,  this  night, 
For  all  the  blessings  of  the  light ; 
Keep  me,  O  keep  me,  King  of  kings, 
Beneath  thine  own  almighty  wings. 

2  Forgive  me,  Lord,  for  thy  dear  Son, 
The  ill  that  I  this  day  have  done ; 
That  with  the  world,  myself  and  thee, 
I,  ere  I  sleep,  at  peace  may  be. 

3  Teach  me  to  live,  that  I  may  dread 
The  grave  as  little  as  my  bed  : 
Teach  me  to  die,  that  so*I  may 
Rise  glorious,  at  the  awful  day. 

4  O  let  my  soul  on  thee  repose, 

And  may  sweet  sleep  my  eyelids  close  : 
Sleep  that  shall   me   more   vigorous 

make, 
To  serve  my  God,  when  I  awake. 

5  If  in  the  night  I  sleepless  lie, 

My  soul  with  heavenly  thoughts  supply; 
Let  no  ill  dreams  disturb  my  rest, 
No  powers  of  darkness  me  molest. 

6  O  when  shall  I,  in  endless  day, 
For  ever  chase  dark  sleep  away  ; 
And  hymns  divine  with  angels  sing, 
Glory  to  thee,  eternal  King  ? 

7  Praise  God,  from  whom  all  blessings 
Praise  him  all  creatures  below  ;  [flow ; 
Praise  him  above,  ye  heavenly  host, 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 


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ALL  praise  to  tliee,  eternal  Lord ! 
Clothed  in  a  garb  of  flesh  and 
blood ; 
Choosing  a  manger  for  thy  throne, 
While  worlds   on   worlds  are  thine 
alone. 

2  Once  did  the  skies  before  thee  bow ; 
A  virgin's  arms  contain  thee  now : 
Angels,  who  did  in  thee  rejoice, 
Now  listen  for  thine  infant  voice. 

3  A  little  child,  thou  art  our  guest, 
That  weary  ones  in  thee  may  rest ; 
Forlorn  and  lowly  is  thy  birth, 

That  we  may  rise  to  heaven  from  earth. 

4  Thou  comest  in  the  darksome  night 
To  make  us  children  of  the  light, — 
To  make  us,  in  the  realms  divine, 
Like  thine  own  angels  round  thee  shine. 

5  All  this  for  us  thy  love  hath  done  ; 
By  this  to  thee  our  love  is  won : 
For  this  we  tune  our  cheerful  lays, 
And  shout   our  thanks  in   ceaseless 

praise. 


35 


2  In  vain  would  boasting  reason  find 

The  way  to  happiness  and  God ; 
Her  weak  directions  leave  the  mind 
Bewildered  in  a  dubious  road. 

3  No  other  name  will  heaven  approve ; 

Thou  art  the  true,  the  living  way, 
Ordained  by  everlasting  love, 
To  the  bright  realms  of  endless  day. 

4  Safe  lead  us  through  thisworld  of  night, 

And  bring  us  to  the  blissful  plains, 
The  regions  of  unclouded  light, 
Where  perfect  joy  for  ever  reigns. 


JESUS,  the  spring  of  joys  divine. 
Whence  all  our  hopes  and  comforts 
Jesus,  no  other  name  but  thine,  [flow ; 
Can  save  us  from  eternal  wo. 


36  I. 

EATHER  of  mercies,  God  of  love, 
Send  down  thy  Spirit  from  above ; 
Let  me  his  sacred  influence  feel, 
To  quicken,  purify,  and  heal. 

2  May  he  these  stubborn  lusts  subdue, 
And  form  my  nature  all  anew ; 

To  thee  my  grovelling  spirit  raise, 
Excite  to  humble  prayer  and  praise. 

3  He  is  the  source  of  every  grace, 
Of  light,  and  life,  and  holiness; 
By  him  alone  may  I  be  taught, 

And  all  my  works  in  him  be  wrought. 

O  !  let  thy  Holy  Spirit  come, 
And  make  my  heart  his  constant  home. 
There  his  abundant  grace  display, 
And  lead  me  in  a  perfect  way. 


hymns  37,  38,  39,  40,  41,  42. 


217 


37 


i. 


WHY  droops  my  soul  with  grief  op- 
pressed ? 
Why  these  wild  tumults  in  my  breast  ? 
Is  there  no  balm  to  heal  my  wound, 
No  kind  physician  to  be  found  ? 

2  Raise  to  the  cross  thy  weeping  eyes ; 
Behold  the  Prince  of  glory  dies : 

He  dies,  extended  on  the  tree ; 
Thence  sheds  a  sovereign  balm  for  me. 

3  Expand,  my  soul,  with  holy  joy, 
Hosannas  be  thy  best  employ, 
Salvation  thy  eternal  theme ; 

And  swell  the  song  with  Jesus'  name. 


In  mild  and  lovely  forms,  display 
The  glories  of  the'latter  day. 


38 


II. 


MY  God,  in  whom  are  all  the  springs 
Of  boundless  love  and  grace  un- 
known, 
Hide  me  beneath  thy  spreading  wings, 
Till  the  dark  cloud  is  overblown. 

2  Up  to  the  heavens  I  send  my  cry, 
The  Lord  will  my  desires  perform ; 

He  sends  his  angels  from  the  sky,  [storm. 
And  saves  me  from  the  threatening 

3  Be  thou  exalted,  O  my  God, 

Above  the  heavens  where  angels  dwell ; 
Thy  power  on  earth  be  known  abroad, 
And  land  to  land  thy  wonders  tell. 

4  My  heart  is  fixed ;  my  song  shall  raise 
Immortal  honors  to  thy  name ; 

Awake,  my  tongue,  to  sound  his  praise, 
My  tongue,  the  glory  of  my  frame. 

5  High  o'er  the  earth  his  mercy  reigns, 
And  reaches  to  the  utmost  sky ; 

His  truth  to  endless  years  remains, 
When  lower  worlds  dissolve  and  die. 

6  Be  thou  exalted,  O  my  God, 

Above  the  heavens  where  angels  dwell ; 
Thy  power  on  earth  be  known  abroad, 
And  land  to  land  thy  wonders  tell. 


39 


II. 


THOUGH  now  the  nations  sit  beneath 
The  darkness  of  o'erspreading  death, 
God  will  arise  with  light  divine, 
On  Zion's  holy  towers  shine. 

2  That  light  shall  glance  on  distant  lands, 
And  heathen  tribes,  in  joyful  bands, 
Come  with  exulting  haste  to  prove 
The  power  and  greatness  of  his  love. 

3  Lord,  may  the  triumphs  of  thy  grace 
Abound, while  righteousness  and  peace, 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

40 

AWAY  from  even'  mortal  care, 
Away  from  earth  our  souls  retreat ; 
We  leave'  this  worthless  world  afar, 
And  wait  and  worship  near  thy  seat. 

2  Lord,  in  the  temple  of  thy  grace, 

We  see  thy  feet,  and  we  adore ; 
We  gaze  upon  thy  lovely  face, 
And  learn  the  wonders  of  thy  power. 

3  Father,  my  soul  would  still  abide 
Within  thy  temple,  near  thy  side ; 
But  if  my  feet  must  hence  depart, 
Still  keep  thy  dwelling  in  my  heart. 

41 

MY  God,  permit  me  not  to  be 
A  stranger  to  myself  and  thee ; 
Amidst  a  thousand  thoughts  I  rove, 
Forgetful  of  my  highest  love. 

2  Why  should  my  passions  mix  with 

earth, 
And  thus  debase  my  heavenly  birth? 
Why  should  I  cleave  to  things  below, 
And  let  my  God,  my  Saviour,  go  ? 

3  Call  me  away  from  flesh  and  sense ; 
One   sovereign  word   can   draw   me 
I  would  obey  the  voice  divine,  [thence ; 
And  all  inferior  joys  resign. 

42 

UXYEIL  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb, 
Take  this  "new  treasure  to  thy  trust ; 
And  give  these  sacred  relics  room, 
To  slumber  in  the  silent  dust. 

2  Xor  pain,  nor  grief,  nor  anxious  fear 
Invade  thy  bounds :  no  mortal  woes 

Can  reach  the  peaceful  sleeper  here, 
While  angels  watch  the  soft  repose. 

3  So  Jesus  slept ; — God's  dying  Son 
Passed  through  the  grave,  and  blessed 

the  bed ; 
Rest  here,  blest  saint,  till  from  his  throne 
The  morning  break,  and  pierce  the 
shade. 

4  Break  from  his  throne,  illustrious  morn; 
Attend,  O  earth !  his  sovereign  word ; 

Restore  thy  trust — a  glorious  form 
Shall  then  arise  to  meet  the  Lord. 


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Great  God,  and  dwell  before  thy  face  ? 
The  man  that  minds  religion  now, 
And  humbly  wralks  with  God  below : 

2  "Whose  hands  are  pure,  whose  heart  is 

clean,  [mean ; 

Whose  lips  still  speak  the  thing  they 
No  slanders  dwell  upon  his  tongue ; 
He  hates  to  do  his  neighbor  wrong. 

3  Yet,  wiien  his  holiest  works  are  done, 
His  soul  depends  on  grace  alone : 
This  is  the  man  thy  face  shall  see, 
And  dwell  for  ever,  Lord,  with  thee. 

44  I. 

BLEST  is  the  man,  for  ever  blest, 
Whose  guilt  is  pardoned  by  his  God; 
Whose  sins  with  sorrow  are  confessed, 
And    covered    with    his    Saviour's 
blood. 

2  Before  his  judgment  seat  the  Lord 

No  more  permits  his  crimes  to  rise ; 
He  pleads  no  merit  of  reward, 

And  not  on  works,  but  grace,  relies. 

3  From  guilt  his  heart  and  lips  are  free, 

His  humble  joy,  his  holy  fear, 
With  deep  repentance  well  agree, 
And  join  to  prove  his  faith  sincere. 


How  glorious  is  that  righteousness 
That  hides  and  cancels  all  his  sins ! 

While  a  bright  evidence  of  grace 
Through  all   his   life  appears   and 
shines. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

45 

SHEW  pity,  Lord,  O  Lord  forgive, 
Let  a  repenting  rebel  live ; 
Are  not  thy  mercies  large  and  free  ? 
May  not  a  sinner  trust  in  thee  ? 

2  O  !  wash  my  soul  from  every  sin, 
And  make  my  guilty  conscience  clean ; 
Here  on  my  heart  the  burden  lies, 
And  past  offences  pain  my  eyes. 

3  My  lips  with  shame  my  sins  confess, 
Against  thy  law,  against  thy  grace ; 
Lord,    should   thy    judgments  grow 

severe, 
I  am  condemned,  but  thou  art  clear. 

4  Yet  save  a  trembling  sinner,  Lord, 
Whose  hope,  still  hovering  round  thy 

word,  [there, 

Would  light  on  some  sweet  promise 
Some  sure  support  against  despair. 

46 

JUST  as  I  am— without  one  plea, 
But  that  thy  blood  was  shed  for  me, 
And  that  thou  bidd'st  me  come  to  thee, 
I  come,  O  Lamb  of  God,  I  come. 


hymns  47,  48,  49,  50,  51. 


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2  Just  as  I  am — and  waiting  not, 

To  rid  my  soul  of  one  dark  blot,  [spot, 
To  thee,  whose  blood  can  cleanse  each 
I  come,  O  Lamb  of  God,  I  come. 

3  Just  as  I  am,  though  tossed  about 
With  many  a  conflict,  many  a  doubt, 
Fightings  and  fears  within,  without — 
I  come,  O  Lamb  of  God,  I  come. 

4  Just  as  I  am— poor,  wretched,  blind : 
Sight,  riches,  healing  of  the  mind, 
Yea,  all  I  need,  in  thee  to  find, 

I  come,  O  Lamb  of  God,  I  come. 

5  Just  as  I  am — thou  wilt  receive, 
Wilt  welcome,  pardon,  cleanse,  relieve, 
Because  thy  promise  I  believe — 

I  come,  O  Lamb  of  God,  I  come. 

6  Just  as  I  am — thy  love  unknown 
Has  broken  every  barrier  down ; 
Now  to  be  thine,  yea,  thine  alone, 
I  come,  O  Lamb  of  God,  I  come. 

47 

1VTO  more,  my  God,  I  boast  no  more 
IN    Of  all  the  duties  I  have  done ; 
I  quit  the  hopes  I  held  before, 
To  trust  the  merits  of  thy  Son. 

2  Now  for  the  love  I  bear  his  name, 

What  was  my  gain  I  count  my  loss ; 
My  former  pride  I  call  my  shame, 
And  nail  my  glory  to  his  cross. 

3  Yes,  and  I  must  and  will  esteem 

All  things  but  loss  for  Jesus' s  sake ; 
0  may  my  soul  be  found  in  him, 
And  of  his  righteousness  partake. 

4  The  best  obedience  of  my  hands 

Dares  not  appear  before  thy  throne ; 
But  faith  can  answer  thy  demands, 
By  pleading  what  my  Lord  has  done. 

48 

0THOU,  to  whose  all-searching  sight, 
The  darkness  shineth  as  the  light  ; 
Search,  prove  my  heart,  it  pants  for 

thee; 
O  burst  these  bonds,  and  set  it  free. 

2  If  in  this  darksome  wild  I  stray, 

Be  thou  my  Light,  be  thou  my  Way ; 
No  foes,  nor  violence  I  fear,         [near. 
Nor  fraud,  while  thou,  my  God,  art 

3  When  rising  floods  my  soul  o'erflow, 
When  sinks  my  heart  in  waves  of  wo ; 
Jesus,  thy  timely  aid  impart, 

And  raise  my  head,  and  cheer  my  heart. 


4  Saviour,  where'er  thy  steps  I  see, 
Dauntless,  untired,  f  follow  thee: 
O  let  thy  hand  support  me  still, 
And  lead  me  to  thy  holy  hill. 

49 

COME,   gracious   Lord,   descend   and 
dwell 
By  faith  and  love  in  every  breast : 
Then  shall  we  know,  and  taste,  and  feel 

The  joys  that  cannot  be  expressed. 
3  Come,  fill  our   hearts   with   inward 
strength, 
Make  our  enlarged  souls  possess, 
And  learn  the  height,  and  breadth,  and 
Of  thine  immeasurable  grace,    [length 
3  Now  to  the  God  whose  power  can  do 
More   than   our   thoughts   or  wishes 
Be  everlasting  honors  done,  [know, 

By  all  the  church,  through  Christ  his 
Son. 

50 

MY  God,  my  King,  thy  various  praise 
Shall  fill  the  remnant  of  my  days ; 
Thy  grace  employ  my  humble  tongue, 
Till  death  and  glory  raise  the  song. 

2  The  wings  of  every  hour  shall  bear 
Some  thankful  tribute  to  thine  ear ; 
And  every  setting  sun  shall  see 
New  works  of  duty  done  for  thee. 

3  Thy  works  with  sovereign  glory  shine, 
And  speak  thy  majesty  divine  ; 

Let  every  realm  with  joy  proclaim 
The  sound  and  honor  of  thy  name. 

4  Let  distant  times  and  nations  raise 
The  long  succession  of  thy  praise ; 
And  unborn  ages  make  my  song 
The  joy  and  triumph  of  their  tongue. 

5  But  who    can    speak   thy  wondrous 

deeds  ?  • 

Thy  greatness  all  our  thoughts  exceeds; 
Vast  and  unsearchable  thy  ways ; 
Vast  and  immortal  be  thy  praise  ! 

51 

OTHOU,  true  life  of  all  that  live, 
Who  dost  unmoved  all  motion  sway, 
Who  dost  the  morn  and  evening  give, 
And  thro'  its  changes  guide  the  day ; 
2  Thy  light  upon  our  evening  pour : 
So  may  our  souls  no  sunset  see ; 
But  death  to  us  an  open  door 
To  an  eternal  morning  be. 


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&OD,  in  the  gospel  of  his  Son, 
Makes  his  eternal  counsels  known : 
Where  love  in  all  its  glory  shines, 
And  truth  is  drawn  in  fairest  lines. 

2  Here  sinners,  of  an  humble  frame, 
May  taste   his  grace,  and  learn  his 

name ; 
May  read,  in  characters  of  blood, 
The  wisdom,  power  and  grace  of  God. 

3  The  prisoner  here  maybreak  his  chains; 
The  weary  rest  from  all  his  pains  ; 
The  captive  feel  his  bondage  cease ; 
The  mourner  find  the  way  of  peace. 

4  Here  faith  reveals  to  mortal  eyes 
A  brighter  world  beyond  the  skies  : 
Here  shines  the  light  which  guides  our 

way, 
From  ea*rth  to  realms  of  endless  day. 

5  O  !  grant  us  grace,  almighty  Lord, 
To  read  and  mark  thy  holy  word  ; 
Its  truths  with  meekness  to  receive, 
And  by  its  holy  precepts  live. 


53 


I. 


SWEET  is  thy  work,  my  God,  my 
King,  [sing, 

To  praise  thy  name,  give  thanks  and 
To  show  thy  love  by  morning  light, 
And  talk  of  all  thy  truth  at  night. 


2  Sweet  is  the  day  of  sacred  rest ; 
No  mortal  care  shall  seize  my  breast ; 
O  !  may  my  heart  in  tune  be  found, 
Like  David's  harp  of  solemn  sound  ! 

3  My  heart  shall  triumph  in  my  Lord, 
And  bless  his  works,  and  bless  his 

word ;  [shine ! 

Thy  works  of  grace  how  bright  they 
How  deep  thy  counsels  !  how  divine ! 

4  But  I  shall  share  a  glorious  part, 
When  grace  hath  well  refined  my  heart 
And  fresh  supplies  of  joy  are  shed, 
Like  holy  oil  to  cheer  my  head. 

5  Then  shall  I  see,  and  hear,  and  know 
All  I  desired  or  wished  below ; 

And  every  power  find  sweet  employ 
In  that  eternal  world  of  joy. 


54 


I 


BURIED  in  shadows  of  the  night, 
We  lie,  till  Christ  restores  the  light ; 
Wisdom  descends  to  heal  the  blind, 
And  chase  the  darkness  of  the  mind. 

2  Our  guilty  souls  are  drowned  in  tears, 
Till  his  atoning  blood  appears  ; 
Then  we  awake  from  deep  distress, 
And  sing  "The  Lord  our  righteous- 
ness." 

3  Jesus  beholds  where  Satan  reigns, 
Binding  his  slaves  in  heavy  chains : 
He  sets  the  prisoners  free,  and  breaks 
The  iron  bondage  from  our  necks. 


hymns  55,  56,  57,  58,  59,  60. 


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4  Poor  helpless  worms  in  thee  possess 
Grace,  wisdom,  power,  and  righteous- 
ness; 
Thou  art  our  mighty  all,  and  we 
Give  our  whole  selves,  O  Lord,  to  thee. 

55  II. 

UP  to  the  hills  I  lift  mine  eyes, 
Th'  eternal  hills  beyond  the  skies  ; 
Thence  all  her  help  my  soul  derives ; 
There  my  almighty  Refuge  lives. 

2  He  lives ;  the  everlasting  God, 

That  built  the  world,  that  spread  the 
flood ;  [made, 

The  heavens,  with  all  their  hosts,  he 
And  the  dark  regions  of  the  dead. 

3  He  guides  our  feet,  he  guards  our  way 
His  morning  smiles  adorn  the  day : 
He  spreads  the  evening  veil,  and  keeps 
The  silent  hours  while  Israel  sleeps. 

4  Israel,  a  name  divinely  blest, 
May  rise  secure,  securely  rest ; 
Thy  holy  Guardian's  wakeful  eyes 
Admit  no  slumber  nor  surprise. 


56 


II 


WHAT  sinners  value,  I  resign ; 
Lord,  'tis  enough  that  thou  art 
I  shall  behold  thy  blissful  face,  [mine 
And  stand  complete  in  righteousness. 

2  This  life 's  a  dream,  an  empty  show 
But  the  bright  world  to  which  I  go, 
Hath  joys  substantial  and  sincere ; 
When  shall  I  wake  and  find  me  there  ? 

3  O  glorious  hour !  O  blest  abode ! 

I  shall  be  near,  and  like  my  God ; 
And  flesh  and  sin  no  more  control 
The  sacred  pleasures  of  the  soul. 

4  My  flesh  shall  slumber  in  the  ground, 
Till  the  last  trumpet's  joyful  sound ; 
Then  burst  the  chains  with  sweet  sur- 
prise, 

And  in  my  Saviour's  image  rise. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

57 

FATHER  of  all,  whose  love  profound 
A  ransom  for  our  souls  hath  found, 
Before  thy  throne  we  sinners  bend ; 
To  us  thy  pardoning  love  extend. 
2  Almighty  Son,  incarnate  Word, 
Our  Prophet,  Priest,  Redeemer,  Lord, 


Before  thy  throne  we  sinners  bend  ; 
To  us  thy  saving  grace  extend. 
Eternal  Spirit,  by  whose  breath 
The  soul  is  raised  from  sin  and  death, 
Before  thy  throne  we  sinners  bend  ; 
To  us  thy  quickening  power  extend. 
4  Jehovah  !  Father,  Spirit,  Son, 
Mysterious  Godhead,  Three  in  One  ! 
Before  thy  throne  we  sinners  bend ; 
Grace,  pardon,  life,  to  us  extend. 

58 

OSUN"  of  righteousness  arise, 
With  gentle  beams  on  Zion  shine ; 
Dispel  the  darkness  from  our  eyes, 
And  souls  awake  to  life  divine. 
On  all  around  let  grace  descend, 
Like  heavenly  dew,or  copious  showers ; 
That  we  may  call  our  God  our  friend ; 
That  we  may  hail  salvation  ours. 

59 

MY  God,  how  endless  is  thy  love ! 
Thy  gifts  are  every  evening  new  ; 
And  morning  mercies  from  above 
Gently  distill,  like  early  dew. 

2  Thou  spread' st  the  curtain  of  the  night, 
Great  Guardian  of  my  sleeping  hours  ; 

Thy  sovereign  word  restores  the  light, 
And  quickens  all  my  drowsy  powers. 

3  I  yield  my  powers  to  thy  command, 
To  thee  I  consecrate  my  days : 

Perpetual  blessings  from  thy  hand 
Demand  perpetual  songs  of  praise. 

60 

THUS  far  the  Lord  has  led  me  on, 
Thus  far  his  power  prolongs  my  days, 
And  every  evening  shall  make  known 
Some  fresh  memorial  of  his  grace. 

2  Much  of  my  time  has  run  to  waste, 
And  I,  perhaps,  am  near  my  home  ; 

But  he  forgives  my  follies  past ; 
He  gives  me  strength  for  days  to  come. 

3  I  lay  my  body  down  to  sleep, 
Peace  is  the  pillow  for  my  head ; 

While  well  appointed  angels  keep 
Their  watchful  stations  round  my  bed. 

4  Thus  when  the  night  of  death  shall 

come, 
My  flesh  shall  rest  beneath  the  ground, 
And  wait  thy  voice  to  rouse  the  tomb, 
With  sweet  salvation  in  the  sound. 


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630 


hymns  61,  62,  63. 


61 


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FROM    deep 
thoughts, 
To  thee,  my  God,  I  raised  my  cries  : 
If  thou  severely  mark  our  faults, 
No  flesh  can  stand  before  thine  eyes. 

2  But  thou  hast  built  thy  throne  of  grace, 
Free  to  dispense  thy  pardons  there. 

That  sinners  may  approach  thy  face, 
And  hope,  and  love,  as  well  as  fear. 

3  My  trust  is  fixed  upon  thy  word, 
Nor  shall  I  trust  thy  word  in  vain  ; 

Let  mourning  souls  address  the  Lord, 
And  find  relief  from  all  their  pain. 

4  Great  is  his  love,  and  large  his  grace 
Through  the  redemption  of  his  Son : 

He  turns  our  feet  from  sinful  ways, 
And  pardons  what  our  hands  have 
done. 


62 


I. 


LET  everlasting  glories  crown 
Thy  head,  my  Saviour,  and  my  Lord ; 
Thy  hands  have  brought  salvation  down, 
And  writ  the  blessings  in  thy  word. 

2  In  vain  the  trembling  conscience  seeks 
Some  solid  ground  to  rest  upon  : 

With  long  despair  the  spirit  breaks, 
Till  we  apply  to  Christ  alone. 

3  How  well  thy  blessed  truths  agree ! 
How  wise  and  holy  thy  commands ! 


Thy  promises,  how  firm  they  be  ! 

How  firm  our  hope  and  comfort  stands ! 
4  Should  all  the  forms  that  men  devise 

Assault  my  faith  with  treacherous  art, 
I  '11  call  them  vanity  and  lies, 

And  bind  the  gospel  to  my  heart. 


63  H. 

MY  s,oul,  thy  great  Creator  praise ; 
When  clothed  in  his  celestial  rays, 
He  in  full  majesty  appears, 
And  like  a  robe  his  glory  wears. 

2  The  world's  foundations  by  his  hand 
W  ere  laid,  and  shall  for  ever  stand ; 
The  swelling  billows  kn  ow  their  bound, 
And  in  their  channels  take  their  round ; 

3  Vast  are  thy  works,  almighty  Lord  ! 
All  nature  rests  upon  thy  word ; 

And  the  whole  race  of  creatures  stand 
Waiting  their  portion  from  thy  hand. 

The    earth    stands   trembling  at  thy 

stroke, 
And  at  thy  touch  the  mountains  smoke, 
Great  is  the  Lord !  what  tongue  can 

frame 
An  honor  equal  to  his  name  ! 

5  In  thee  my  hopes  and  wishes  meet, 
And  make  my  meditations  sweet ; 
Thy  praises  shall  my  breath  employ, 
Till  it  expire  in  endless  joy. 


hymns  64,  65,  6Q,  67,  68,  69. 


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II. 


THOU  whom  my  soul  admires  above 
All  earthly  joy,  and  earthly  love, 
Tell  me,  dear  Shepherd,  let  me  know, 
Where  doth  thy  sweetest  pasture  grow? 

2  Where  is  the  shadow  of  that  rock 
That  from  the  sun  defends  thy  flock  ? 
Fain  would  I  feed  among  thy  sheep, 
Among  them  rest,  among  them  sleep. 

3  Why  should  thy  bride  appear  like  one, 
That  turns  aside  to  paths  unknown? 
My  constant  feet  would  never  rove, 
Would  never  seek  another  love. 

4  The  footsteps  of  thy  flock  I  see; 
Thy  sweetest  pastures  here  they  be ; 
A  wondrous  feast  thy  love  prepares, 
Bought  with  thy  wounds,  and  groans, 

and  tears. 

5  His  dearest  flesh  he  makes  my  food, 
And  bids  me  drink  his  richest  blood : 
Here  to  these  hills  my  soul  will  come, 
Till  my  Beloved  leads  me  home. 


3  Here  mercy's  boundless  odean  flows, 
To  cleanse  your  guilt  and  heal  your 

woes; 
Pardon,  and  life  and  endless  peace  ; 
How  rich  the  gift !  how  free  the  grace ! 

4  Lord,  we  accept  with  thankful  heart, 
The  hope  thy  gracious  words  impart; 
We  come,  believing  we  rejoice, 
And  bless  the  kind  inviting  voice. 


67 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

65 

THROUGH  every  age,  eternal  God, 
Thou  art  our  rest,  our  safe  abode ; 
High  was  thy  throne  ere  heaven  was 

made, 
Or  earth,  thy  humble  footstool  laid. 

2  Long  hadst  thou  reigned  ere  time  began, 
Or  dust  was  fashioned  into  man ; 
And  long  thy  kingdom  shall  endure, 
When  earth  and  time  shall  be  no  more. 

3  Death,  like  an  overflowing  stream, 
Sweeps  us  away ;  our  life 's  a  dream, 
An  empty  tale,  a  morning  flower, 
Cut  down  and  withered  in  an  hour. 

4  Teach  us,  O  Lord,  how  frail  is  man ; 
And  kindly  lengthen  out  the  span, 
Till  thine  own  grace,  so  rich,  so  free, 
Fit  us  to  die  and  dwell  with  thee. 

66 

COME,  weary  souls,  with  sins  distressed, 
Come  and  accept  the  promised  rest ; 
The  Saviour's  gracious  call  obey, 
And  cast  your  gloomy  fears  away. 

2  Oppressed  with  guilt,  a  painful  load, 
O  !  come  and  spread  your  woes  abroad, 
Divine  compassion,  mighty  love, 
Will  all  the  painful  loads  remove. 


For  Children  only. 


LORD,  look  upon  a  little  child, 
By  nature  sinful,  rude,  and  wild ; 
Oh !  put  thy  gracious  hand  on  me, 
And  make  me  all  I  ought  to  be. 

68 

THE  hour  of  my  departure 's  come, 
I  hear  the  voice  that  calls  me  home ; 
Now,  O  my  God,  let  trouble  cease, 
And  let  thy  servant  die  in  peace. 

2  The  race  appointed  I  have  run, 
The  combat 's  o'er,  the  prize  is  won, 
And  now  my  witness  is  on  high, 
And  now  my  record 's  in  the  sky. 

3  Not  in  mine  innocence  I  trust ; 
I  bow  before  thee  in  the  dust, 

And  through  my  Saviour's  blood  alone, 
I  look  for  mercy  at  thy  throne. 

4  I  come,  I  come,  at  thy  command, 
I  give  my  spirit  to  thy  hand  : 
Stretch  forth  thine  everlasting  arms, 
And  shield  me  in  the  last  alarms. 

69 

WHY  should  we  start  and  fear  to  die  ? 
What  timorous  worms  we  mortals 
Death  is  the  gate  of  endless  joy,       [are ! 
And  yet  we  dread  to  enter  there. 

2  The  pains,  the  groans  and  dying  strife, 
Fright  our  approaching  souls  away ; 

Still  we  shrink  back  again  to  life, 
Fond  of  our  prison  and  our  clay. 

3  O  !  if  my  Lord  would  come  and  meet, 
My  soul  would  stretch  her  wings  in 

haste, 
Fly  fearless  through  death's  iron  gate, 
Nor  feel  the  terrors  as  she  passed. 

4  Jesus  can  make  a  dying  bed 
Feel  soft  as  downy  pillows  are, 

While  on  his  breast  I  lean  my  head, 
And  breathe  my  life  out  sweetly  there. 


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LORD,  I  will  bless  thee  all  my  days, 
Thy  praise  shall  dwell  upon 
tongue ; 


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My  soul  shall  glory  in  thy  grace, 
'While  saints  rejoice  to  hear  the  song. 

2  Come  magnify  the  Lord  with  me, 
Let  every  heart  exalt  his  name ; 

I  sought  th'  eternal  God,  and  he 
Has  not  exposed  my  hope  to  shame. 

3  I  told  him  all  my  secret  grief, 

My  secret  groaning  reached  his  ears : 
He  gave  my  inward  pains  relief, 
And  calmed  the  tumult  of  my  fears. 

4  His  holy  angels  pitch  their  tents 
Around  the  men  that  serve  the  Lord ; 

Q !  fear  and  love  him,  all  his  saints, 
Taste  of  his  grace  and  trust  his  word. 


71  i. 

THE  Lord,  how  wondrous  are  his  ways! 
How  firm  his  truth!  how  large  his 
grace ! 
He  takes  his  mercy  for  his  throne, 
And   thence   he   makes    his   glories 
known. 

2  Not  half  so  high  his  power  hath  spread 
The  starry  heavens  above  our  head, 
As  his  rich  love  exceeds  our  praise, 
Exceeds  the  highest  hopes  we  raise. 


3  Not  half  so  far  hath  nature  placed 
The  rising  morning  from  the  west, 
As  his  forgiving  grace  removes 
The  daily  guilt  of  those  he  loves. 

4  How  slow  his  awful  wrath  to  rise ! 
On  swifter  wings  salvation  flies ; 
And  if  he  lets  his  anger  burn, 
How  soon  his  frowns  to  pity  turn ! 

5  But  his  eternal  love  is  sure 

To  all  the  saints,  and  shall  endure : 
From  age  to  age  his  truth  shall  reign, 
Nor  children's  children  hope  in  vain. 


72 


I. 


BLESS,  0  my  soul,  the  living  God, 
Call  home  thy  thoughts  that  rove 
abroad, 
Let  all  the  powers  within  me  join 
In  work  and  worship  so  divine. 

2  Bless,  O  my  soul,  the  God  of  grace ; 
His  favours  claim  the  highest  praise ; 
Why  should  the  wonders   he   hath 

wrought 
Be  lost  in  sdence  and  forgot  ? 

3  'Tis  he,  my  soul,  that  sent  his  Son 

To  die  for  crimes  which  thou  hast  done ; 
He  owns  the  ransom,  and  forgives 
The  hourly  follies  of  our  lives. 

i  His  power  he  showed  by  Moses'  hands 
And  gave  to  Israel  his  commands ; 
But  sent  his  truth  and  mercy  down 
To  all  the  nations  by  his  Son. 


hymns  73,  74,  75,  76,  77. 


225 


5  Let  the  whole  earth  his  power  confess, 
Let  the  whole  earth  adore  his  grace ; 
The  Gentile  with  the  Jew  shall  join 
In  work  and  worship  so  divine. 


73 


I. 


THOU  loving  Maker  of  mankind, 
Before  thy  throne  we  pray  and  weep : 
Oh  strengthen  us  with  grace  divine, 
Duly  this  sacred  fast  to  ke^p. 

2  Searcher  of  hearts !  thou  dost  our  ills 
Discern,  and  all  our  weakness  know  : 

Again  to  thee  with  tears  we  turn ; 
Again  to  us  thy 'mercy  show. 

3  Muc£  have  we  sinn'd ;  but  we  confess 
Our  guilt,  and  all  our  faults  deplore ; 

Oh,  for  the  praise  of  thy  great  name, 
Our  fainting  souls  to  health  restore ! 

4  And  grant  us,  while  by  fasts  we  strive 
This  mortal  body  to  control, 

To  fast  from  all  the  food  of  sin, 
And  so  to  purify  the  soul. 

5  Hear  us,  O  Trinity  thrice  blest ! 
Sole  Unity !  to  thee  we  cry : 

Vouchsafe  us  from  these  fasts  below 
To  reap  immortal  fruit  on  high. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

74 

JESUS,  where'er  thy  people  meet, 
There  they  behold  thy  mercy  seat ; 
Where'er  they  seek  thee,  thou  art  found, 
And  every  place  is  hallowed  ground. 

2  For  thou,  within  no  walls  confined, 
Inhabitest  the  humble  mind ; 

Such  ever  bring  thee  where  they  come, 
And  going,  take  thee  to  their  home. 

3  Dear  Shepherd  of  thy  chosen  few, 
Thy  former  mercies  here  renew ; 
Here,  to  our  waiting  hearts  proclaim 
The  sweetness  of  thy  saving  name. 

4  Here   may  we  prove  the  power  of 

prayer 
To  strengthen  faith,  and  sweeten  care ; 
To  teach  our  faint  desires  to  rise, 
And  bring  all  heaven  before  our  eyes. 

75 

JESUS,  engrave  it  on  my  heart,  [art ; 
That  thou  the  one  thing  needful 
I  could  from  all  things  parted  be, 
But  never,  never,  Lord,  from  thee. 
15 


2  Needful  art  thou  to  make  me  live ; 
Needful  art  thou  all  grace  to  give ; 
Needful  to  guide  me,  lest  I  stray ; 
Needful  to  help  me  every  day. 

3  Needful  is  thy  most  precious  blood ; 
Needful  is  thy  correcting  rod ; 
Needful  is  thy  indulgent  care  ; 
Needful  thy  all-prevailing  prayer. 

4  Needful  thy  presence,  dearest  Lord ; 
True  peace  and  comfort  to  afford ; 
Needful  thy  promise,  to  impart 
Fresh  life  and  vigor  to  my  heart. 

5  Needful  art  thou  to  be  my  stay 
Through  all  life's  dark  and  thorny  way; 
Nor  less  in  death  thou 'It  needful  be, 
When  I  yield  up  my  soul  to  thee. 

6  Needful  art  thou  to  raise  my  dust, 
In  shining  glory  with  the  just ; 
Needful  when  I  in  heaven  appear, 
To  crown  and  to  present  me  there. 

76 

OGOD,  thou  art  my  God  alone ; 
Early  to  thee  my  soul  shall  cry, 
A  pilgrim  in  a  land  unknown, 

A  thirsty  land  whose  springs  are  dry. 
2  Yet  thro'  this  rough  and  thorny  maze, 

I  follow  hard  on  thee,  my  God ; 
Thine  hand  unseen  upholds  my  ways, 

I  safely  tread  where  thou  hast  trod. 
4  When  in  the  watches  of  the  night, 

Thee  I  remember  on  my  bed, 
Thy  presence  makes  the  darkness  light, 

Thy  guardian  wings  are  round  my  head. 

4  Better  than  life  itself  thy  love, 
Dearer  than  all  beside  to  me ; 

For  whom  have  I  in  heaven  above, 
Or  what  on  earth,  compared  with  thee  V 

5  Praise  with  my  heart,  my  mind,  my 
For  all  thy  mercy  I  will  give ;    [voice, 

My  soul  shall  still  in  God  rejoice, 
My  tongue  shall  bless  thee  while  I  live. 

77 

MY  God,  accept  my  early  vows* 
Like  morning  incense,  in  thine  house, 
And  let  my  nightly  worship  rise 
Sweet  as  the  evening  sacrifice.. 
2  Watch  o'er  my  lips,  and  guard  them, 
Lord, 
From  every  rash  and  heedless  word ; 
Nor  let  my  feet  incline  to  tread 
The  guilty  path  where  sinners  lead.    ' 


226  hymns  78,  79,  80,  81. 

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I. 


FAREWELL,  ye  transitory  things, 
The  wealth   of  kingdoms  and  of 
kings ; 
A  nobler  object  far  than  )^ou, 
Appears  to  my  enraptured  view : 

2  Jesus !  in  whom  all  glories  meet, 
Holy  and  just,  and  good  and  great, 
Ever  compassionate  and  kind, 

My  Saviour,  Advocate,  and  Friend. 

3  His  blood  redeemed  my  guilty  soul, 
On  him  I  all  my  burdens  roll ; 
From  him  I  seek,  in  him  possess,  [ness. 
Wisdom  and  strength  and  righteous- 

4  His  praise  shall  all  my  powers  employ. 
My  present  hope,  my  future  joy; 
For  him  I  count  my  gain  but  Toss, 
And  glory  only  in  his  cross. 


79  i. 

WHEN  I  survey  the  wondrous  cross, 
On  which  the  Prince  of  glory  died, 
My  richest  gain  I  count  but  loss, 
And  pour  contempt  on  all  my  pride. 

2  Forbid  it,  Lord,  that  I  should  boast 
Save  in  the  death  of  Christ,  my  God ; 

All  the  vain  things  that  charm  me  most, 
I  sacrifice  them  to  his  blood. 


3  See,  from  his  head,  his  hands,  his  feet, 
Sorrow  and  love  flow  mingled  down : 

Did  e'er  such  love  and  sorrowmeet, 
Or  thorns  compose  so  rich  a  crown  ? 

4  Were  the  whole  realm  of  nature  mine, 
That  were  a  present  far  too  small ; 

Love  so  amazing,  so  divine, 
Demands  my  soul,  my  life,  my  all. 


80 


I. 


HERE  at  thy  cross,  incarnate  God, 
I  lay  my  soul  beneath  thy  love, 
Beneath  the  droppings  of  thy  blood, 
Jesus,  nor  shall  it  e'er  remove. 

Not  all  that  tyrants  think  or  say, 
With  rage  and  lightning  in  their  eyes, 

Nor  hell  shall  fright  my  heart  away, 
Should  hell  with  all  its  legions  rise. 

3  Yes,  I'm  secure  beneath  thy  blood, 
And  all  my  foes  shall  lose  their  aim ; 
Hosanna  to  my  Saviour  God, 
And  my  best  honors  to  his  name. 


81 


I. 


1VTATURE  with  open  volume  stands, 
li  To  spread  her  Maker's  praise  abroad 
And  every  labor  of  his  hands 

Shows  something  worthy  of  a  God. 


hymns  82,  83,  84,  85, 


227 


2  But  in  the  grace  that  rescued  man, 
His  brightest  form  of  glory  shines; 

Here,  on  the  cross,  'tis  fairest  drawn, 
In  precious  blood  and  crimson  lines. 

3  O  the  sweet  wonders  of  that  cross, 
Where  God  the  Saviour  loved  and  died; 

Her  noblest  life  my  spirit  draws       [side. 
From  his  dear  wounds  and  bleeding 

4  I  would  for  ever  speak  his  name, 
In  sounds  to  mortal  ears  unknown ; 

"With  angels  join  to  praise  the  Lamb, 
And  worship  at  his  father's  throne. 

82  n. 

TH'  Almighty  reigns,  exalted  high, 
O'er  all  the  earth,  o'er  all  the  sky; 
Tho'  clouds  and  darkness  veil  his  feet, 
His  dwelling  is  the  mercy-seat. 

2  O  !  ye  that  love  his  holy  name, 
Hate  every  work  of  sin  and  shame ; 
He  guards  the  souls  of  all  his  friends, 
And  from  the  snares  of  hell  defends. 

3  Immortal  light,  and  joys  unknown, 
Are  for  the  saints  in  darkness  sown ; 
Those  glorious  seeds  shall  spring  and 

rise, 
And  the  bright  harvest  bless  our  eyes. 

4  Rejoice,  ye  righteous,  and  record 
The  sacred  honors  of  the  Lord ; 
None  but  the  soul  that  feels  his  grace 
Can  triumph  in  his  holiness. 


83 


II. 


LET  Zion  praise  the  mighty  God, 
And  make  his  honors  known  abroad ; 
For  sweet  the  joy  our  songs  to  raise, 
And  glorious  is  the  work  of  praise. 

2  Our  children  live  secure  and  blest ; 
Our  shores  have  peace,  our  cities  rest ; 
He  feeds  our  sons  with  finest  wheat, 
And  adds  his  blessings  to  their  meat. 

3  The  changing  seasons  he  ordains, 
The  early  aud  the  latter  rains ; 

His  flakes  of  snow  like  wool  he  sends, 
And  thus  the  springing  corn  defends. 

4  He  bids  the  warmer  breezes  blow, 
The  ice  dissolves,  the  waters  flow ; 
But  he  hath  nobler  works  and  ways 
To  call  his  people  to  his  praise. 

5  Through  all  our   land  his  laws  are 

shown ; 
His  gospel  through  our  borders  known; 
He  hath  not  thus  revealed  his  word 
To  every  land — Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


84  II. 

n  IVE  thanks  to  God,  he  reigns  above ; 

IX  Kind  are  his  tho'ts,  his  name  is  love ; 
His  mercy  ages  past  have  known, 
And  ages  long  to  come  shall  own. 

2  Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord 
The  wonders  of  his  grace  record ; 
Israel,  the  nation  whom  he  chose, 
And  rescued  from  their  mighty  foes. 

3  He  feeds  and  clothes  us  all  the  way, 
He  guides  our  footsteps  lest  we  stray ; 
He  guards  us  with  a  powerful  hand, 
And  brings  us  to  the  heavenly  land. 

4  O  let  the  saints  with  joy  record 
The  truth  and  goodness  of  the  Lord ! 
How  great  his  works!  how  kind  his 

ways! 
Let  every  tongue  pronounce  his  praise. 


For  Social  azvd  Private  Worship. 

85 

ETERNAL  Spirit,  we  confess 
And  sing   the   wonders    of  thy 
grace !  [down, 

Thy    power    conveys    our    blessings 
From  God  the  Father,  and  the  Son. 

2  Enlightened  by  thy  heavenly  ray, 
Our  shades  and  darkness  turn  to  day ; 
Thine  inward  teachings  make  us  know 
Our  danger,  and  our  refuge  too. 

3  Thy  power  and  glory  work  within, 
And  break  the  chains  of  reigning  sin ; 
Do  our  imperious  lusts  subdue, 

And  form  our  wretched  hearts  anew. 

4  The  troubled  conscience  knows  thy 

voice, 
Thy  cheering  words  awake  our  joys; 
Thy  words  allay  the  stormy  wind, 
And  calm  the  surges  of  the  mind. 

86 

PURE  light  of  light!  eternal  Day, 
Who  dost  theFather's  brightness  share, 
Our  chant  the  midnight  silence  breaks ; 
Be  nigh,  and  hearken  to  our  prayer. 

2  Scatter  the  darkness  of  our  minds, 
And  turn  the  hosts  of  hell  to  flight ; 

Let  not  our  souls  in  sloth  repose, 
And  sleeping  sink  in  endless  night. 

3  Oh !  Christ,  for  thy  dear  mercy's  sake, 
Spare  us  who  put  our  trust  in  thee ; 

Nor  let  our  hymn  ascend  in  vain 
lo  thy  immortal  majesty. 


228 


HYMNS  87,  88, 


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MY  spirit  looks  to  God  alone ; 
My  rock  and  refuge  is  his  throne ; 
In  all  my  fears,  in  all  my  straits, 
My  soul  on  his  salvation  waits. 

2  Trust  him,  ye  saints,  in  all  your  ways, 
Pour  out  your  hearts  before  his  face ; 
When  helpers  fail,  and  foes  invade, 
God  is  our  all-sufficient  aid. 

3  Once  has  his  awful  voice  declared, 
Once'  and  again  my  ears  have  heard, 
**  All  power  is  his  eternal  due  ; 

He  must  be  feared  and  trusted  too." 

4  For  sovereign  power  reigns  not  alone, 
Grace  is  a  partner  of  the  throne ; 
Thy  grace  and  justice,  mighty  Lord, 
Shall  well  divide  our  last  reward. 


88 


I. 


C  ALVATION  is  for  ever  nigh 
0  The  souls  that  fear  and  trust  the  Lord : 
And  grace  descending  from  on  high 
Fresh  hopes  of  glory  shall  afford. 

2  Mercy  and  truth  on  earth  are  met, 
Since  Christ  the  Lord  came  down  from 
heaven ; 

By  his  obedience,  so  complete, 
"Justice  is  pleased,  and  peace  is  given. 


3  Now  truth  and  honor  shall  abound, 
Religion  dwell  on  earth  again, 

And  heavenly  influence  bless  the  ground, 
In  our  Redeemer's  gentle  reign. 

4  His  righteousness  is  gone  before, 
To  give  us  free  access  to  God ; 

Our  wandering  feet  shall  stray  no  more. 
But  mark  his  steps,  and  keep  the  road. 

89  I. 

THE  praise  of  Zion  waits  for  thee, 
My  God,  and  praise  becomes  thy  house; 
There  shall  thy  saints  thy  glory  see, 
And  there  perform  their  public  vows. 

2  O  thou,  whose  mercy  bends  the  skies, 
To  save  when  humble  sinners  pray ; 

All  lands  to  thee  shall  lift  their  eyes, 
Ajid  every  yielding  heart  obey. 

3  Against  my  will  my  sins  prevail, 
But  grace  shall  purge  away  the  stain : 

The  blood  of  Christ  will  never  fail 
To  wash  my  garments  white  again. 

4  Blest  is  the  man  whom  thou  shalt 

choose, 
And  give  him  kind  access  to  thee ; 
Give  him  a  place  within  thy  house, 
To  taste  thy  love  divinely  free. 

5  Then  shall  the  flocking  nations  run 
To  Zion's  hill,  and  own  their  Lord ; 

The  rising  and  the  setting  sun 
Shall  see  the  Saviour's  name  adored. 


hymxs  90,  91,  92,  93,  94. 


229 


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ii. 


HOW  pleasant,  and  how  divinely  fair 
O  Lord  of  hosts,  thy  dwellings  are; 
With  long  desire  my  spirit  faints, 
To  meet  th'  assemblies  of  thy  saints. 
Blest  are  the  saints  who  sit  on  high, 
Around  thy  throne  above  the  sky  ; 
Thy  brightest  glories  shine  above, 
And  antheir  work  is  praise  and  love. 
Blest  are  the  saints  who  find  a  place, 
Within  the  temple  of  thy  grace  ; 
There  they  behold  thy  gentler  rays. 
And  seek  thy  face,  and  learn  thy  praise. 
Blest  are  the  men  whose  hearts  are  set 


His  name,  like  sweet  perfume,  shall  rise 
With  every  morning  sacrifice. 

3  People  and  realms  of  every  tongue, 
Dwell  on  his  love  with  sweetest  song  ; 
And  infant  voices  shall  proclaim 
Their  early  blessings  on  his  name. 

4  Blessings  abound  where'er  he  reigns, 
The  joyful  prisoner  bursts  his  chains  ; 
The  weary  find  eternal  rest, 

And  all  the  sons  of  want  are  blest. 

5  Where  he  displays  his  healing  power, 
Death  and  the  curse  are  known  no 

more, 
In  him  the  tribes  of  Adam  boast 
More  blessings  than  their  father  lost. 


To  find  the  way  to  Zion's  gate  ;  [road 

God  is  their  strength  ■  and  through  the  6  Let  eTejT  creature  rise  and  brmg 


They  lean  upon  their  Helper,  God. 
Cheerful  they    walk    with    growing 

strength, 
Till  all  shall  meet  in  heaven  at  length. 
Till  all  before  thy  face  appear, 
And  join  in  nobler  worship  there. 


91 


II 


Peculiar  honors  to  our  King  ; 
Angels  descend  with  songs  again, 
And  earth  repeat  the  loud  amen. 

For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

93 

THE  God  of  my  salvation  lives. 
My  nobler  life  he  will  sustain ; 
His  word  immortal  vigor  gives, 
Nor  shall  my  glorious  hopes  be  vain. 
12  Thy  presence,Lord,can  cheer  my  heart, 
Though  every  earthly  comfort  die  ; 
Thy  smile  can  bid  my  pains  depart, 
And  raise  my  sacred  pleasures  high. 
'3  O  let  me  hear  thy  blissful  voice, 
Inspiring  life  and  joy  divine  ; 
The  barren  desert  shall  rejoice ; 
'Tis  paradise,  if  thou  art  mine. 

94 

MY  dear  Redeemer,  and  my  Lord, 
I  read  my  duty  in  th}'  word ; 
But  in  thy  life  the'  law  appears, 
|     Drawn  out  in  living  characters. 

Such  was  thy  truth,  and  such  thy  zeal, 
Such  deference  to  thy  Father's  will, 
Such  love,  and  meekness  so  divine, 
I  would  transcribe  and  make  them 

mine. 
Cold  mountains  and  the  midnight  air, 
Witnessed  the  fervor  of  thy  prayer; 
The  desert  thy  temptations  knew, 
Thy  conflict  and  thy  victoiy  too. 
His  kingdom  stretch  from  shore  to  4  Be  thou  my  pattern  ;  make  me  bear 

shore,  [more.     }iore  0f  thy  irracious  image  here  ; 

Till  moons  shall  wax  and  wane  no     Then  God  the  Judge  shall  own  my 
2  For  him  shall  endless  prayer  be  made,!  name 

And  endless  praises  crown  his  head  ;    j    Among  the  followers  of  the  Lamb. 


(>  REAT  God,  whose  universal  sway, 
T  The  known  and  unknownworlds  obey; 
JNTow  give  the  kingdom  to  thy  Son, 
Extend  his  power,  exalt  his  throne. 

2  Thy  sceptre  well  becomes  his  hands, 
All  heaven  submits  to  his  commands 
His  justice  shall  avenge  the  poor, 
And  pride  and  rage  prevail  no  more. 

3  As  rain  on  meadows  newly  mown, 
So  shall  he  send  his  influence  down  ; 
His  grace  on  fainting  souls  distils, 
Like'heavenly  dew  on  thirsty  hills. 

4  The  heathen  lands  that  lie  beneath 
The  shades  of  overspreading  death, 
Revive  at  his  first  dawning  light, 
And  deserts  blossom  at  the  sight. 

0  The  saints  shall  flourish  in  his  days, 
Drest  in  the  robes  of  joy  and  praise  ; 
Peace,  like  a  river  from  his  throne, 
Shall  flow  to  nations  yet  unknown. 

92  n. 

JESUS  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun 
Does  his  successive  journeys  run  ; 


230  hymns  95,  96,  97. 

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DOXOLOGY. 

TO  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
And  God  the  Spirit,  Three  in  One, 
Be  honor,  praise,  and  glory  given, 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heaven. 


95 


I. 


MY  Shepherd  is  the  living  Lord  ; 
Now  shall  my  wants  be  well  supplied; 
His  providence  and  holy  word 
Become  my  safety  and  my  guide. 

2  In  pastures  where  salvation  grows, 
He  makes  me  feed,  he  makes  me  rest ; 

There  living  water  gently  flows, 
And  all  the  food 's  divinely  blest. 

3  My  wandering  feet  his  ways  mistake ; 
But  he  restores  my  soul  to  peace, 

And  leads  me,  for  his  mercy's  sake, 
In  the  fair  paths  of  righteousness. 

4  Though  I  walk  through  the  gloomy 

vale, 
Where  death  and  all  its  terrors  are, — 
My  heart  and  hope  shall  never  fail, 
For  God  my  Shepherd's  with  me  there. 

5  Amid  the  darkness  and  the  deeps, 
Thou  art  my  comfort,  thou  my  stay : 

Thy  staff  supports  my  feeble  steps, 
Thy  rod  directs  my  doubtful  way. 


6  Surely  the  mercies  of  the  Lord, 
Attend  his  household  all  their  da)rs  : 

There  will  I  dwell  to  hear  his  word, 
To  seek  his  face  and  sing  his  praise. 


96 


II. 


FROM  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies, 
Let  the  Creator's  praise  arise ; 
Let  the  Redeemer's  name  be  sung 
Through  every  land,  by  every  tongue. 

2  Eternal  are  thy  mercies,  Lord ; 
Eternal  truth  attends  thy  word ; 
Thy  praise  shall  sound  from  shore  to 

shore, 
Till  suns  shall  set  and  rise  no  more. 


97 


II 


BEFORE  Jehovah's  awful  throne, 
Ye  nations,  bow  with  sacred  joy  : 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone ; 
He  can  create,  and  he  destroy. 

2  His  sovereign  power,  without  our  aid, 
Made  us  of  clay,  and  formed  us  men ; 

And  when   like  wandering   sheep  we 
strayed, 
He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 

3  We  are  his  people,  we  his  care, 
Our  souls,  and  all  our  mortal  frame : 

What  lasting  honors  shall  we  rear, 
Almighty  Maker,  to  thy  name  1 


hymns  98,  99,  100,  101,  102,  103. 


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4  We'll  crowd  thy  gates  with  thankful 

songs, 
High  as  the  heavens  our  voices  raise, 
And  earth, with  her  ten  thousand  tongues, 
Shall  fill    thy  courts  with  sounding 

praise. 

5  Wide  as  the  world  is  thy  command, 
Vast  as  eternity  thy  love ; 

Firm  as  a  rock  thy  truth  must  stand. 
When  rolling  years  shall  cease  to  move. 

98  II. 

"lVTOW,  at  the  Lamb's  high  royal  feast, 
1\  In  robes  of  saintly  white  we  sing, 
Through  the  Red  Sea  in  safety  brought 
By  Jesus,  our  immortal  King. 

2  O  depth  of  love !  for  us  he  drinks 

The  chalice  of  his  agony : 
For  us,  a  victim  on  the  cross, 
He  meekly  lays  him  down  to  die. 

3  Hail,  purest  Victim  Heaven  could  find. 

The  powers  of  hell  to  overthrow  ! 

Who  didst  the  chains  of  death  destroy; 

Who  dost  the  prize  of  life  bestow. 

4  Hail,  victor  Christ !  hail,  risen  King ! 

To  thee  alone  belongs  the  crown  ; 
Who  hast  the  heavenly  gates  unbarr'd, 
And  dragg'd  the  prince  of  darkness 
clown. 

5  O  Jesus !  from  the  death  of  sin 

Keep  us,  we  pray ;  so  shalt  thou  be 
The  everlasting  Paschal  joy 
Of  all  the  souls  new  born  in  thee. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

99 

COME,  Holy  Spirit,  calm  my  mind, 
And  fit  me  to  approach  my  God ; 
Remove  each  vain,  each  worldly  tho't, 
And  lead  me  to  thy  blest  abode. 

2  Hast  thou  imparted  to  my  soul 

A  living  spark  of  holy  fire? 
O  !  kindle  now  the  sacred  flame, 
Make  me  to  burn  with  pure  desire. 

3  A  brighter  faith  and  hope  impart, 

And  let  me  now  my  Saviour  see : 
O !  soothe  and  cheer  my  burdened  heart. 
And  bid  my  spirit  rest  in  thee. 

100 

0SUN  of  Righteousness  divine, 
On  us  with  beams  of  mercy  shine 
Chase  the  dark  clouds  of  guilt  away, 
And  turn  our  darkness  into  day. 


2  While  mourning  o'er  our  guilt  and 

shame, 
And  asking  mercy  in  thy  name, 
Dear  Saviour,cleanse  us  with  thy  blood, 
And  be  our  advocate  with  God. 

3  Sustain,  when  sinking  in  distress, 
And  guide  us  through  this  wilderness ; 
Teach  our  low  thoughts  fcfcm  earth  to 
A  nd  lead  us  onward  to  the  skies,  [rise, 

101 

DISMISS  us  with  thy  blessing,  Lord ; 
Help  us  to  feed  upon  thy  word ; 
All  that  has  been  amiss  forgive, 
And  let  thy  truth  within  us  live. 
2  Though  we  are  guilty,  thou  art  good ; 
Wash  all  our  works  in  Jesus'  blood ; 
Give  ever}-  burdened  soul  release, 
And  bid  us  all  depart  in  peace. 

102 

0  CHRIST !  with  each  returning  morn 
Thine  image  to  our  heart  be  borne ; 
And  may  we  ever  clearly  see 
Our  God  and  Saviour,  Lord,  in  thee ! 

2  All  hallowed  be  our  walk  this  day ;  * 
May  meekness  form  our  early  ray, 
And  faithful  love  our  noontide  light, 
And  hope  our  sunset,  calm  and  bright 

3  May  grace  each  idle  thought  control, 
And  sanctify  our  wayward  soul ; 
May  guile  depart,  and  malice  cease, 
And  all  within  be  joy  and  peace. 

4  Our  daily  course,  O  Jesus,  bless  ; 
Make  plain  the  way  of  holiness  : 
From  sudden  falls  our  feet  defend, 
And  cheer  at  last  our  journey's  end. 

103 

THE  day  of  wrath,  that  dreadful  day, 
When  heaven  and  earth  shall  pass 

away! 
What  power  shall  be  the  sinner's  stay? 
How  shall  he  meet  that  dreadful  day? 
When,  shriveling  like  a  parched  scroll, 
The  flaming  heavens  together  roll ; 
When  louder  yet,  and  yet  more  dread, 
Swells  the  high  trump  that  wakes  the 

dead. 
O  on  that  day,  that  wrathful  day,  [clay, 
When  man  to  judgment  wakes  from 
Be  thou  the  trembling  sinner's  stay, 
Though  heaven  and  earth  shall  pass 

away. 


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HYMNS  104,  105,  106. 


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TO  God  the  great,  the  ever  blest, 
Let  songs  of  honor  be  addressed  ; 
*  His  mercy  firm  for  ever  stands  ; 
Give  him  the  thanks  his  love  demands. 

2  Who  knows  the  wonders  of  thy  ways  ? 
"Who  shall  fulfil  thy  boundless  praise '? 
Blest  are  the  souls  that  fear  thee  still, 
And  pay  their  duty  to  thy  will. 

3  Remember  what  thy  mercy  did 
For  Jacob's  race,  thy  chosen  seed  ; 
And  with  the  same  salvation  bless 
The  meanest  suppliant  of  thy  grace. 

4  O  !  may  I  see  thy  tribes  rejoice, 

And  aid  their  triumphs  with  my  voice  ' 

This  is  my  glory,  Lord,  to  be 

Joined  to  thy  saints,  and  near  to  thee. 


He  gives  us  all  things,  and  withholds 
No  real  good  from  upright  souls. 

0   God,  our  King,  whose  sovereign 

sway 
The  glorious  hosts  of  heaven  obey, 
And  devils  at  thy  presence  flee  : 
Blest  is  the  man  that  trusts  in  thee. 


105 


II 


GREAT  God,  attend  while  Zion  sings 
The  joy  that  from  thy  presence 
springs ; 

To  spend  one  dajr  with  thee  on  earth, 
Exceeds  a  thousand  days  of  mirth. 

2  God  is  our  sun,  he  makes  our  day  ; 
God  is  our  shield,  he  guards  our  way 
From  all  th'  assaults  of  hell  and  sin, 
From  foes  without  and  foes  within. 

3  All  needful  grace  will  God  bestow, 
And  crown  that  grace  with  glory  too 


106 


II. 


OTHOU,  whose  hand  the  kingdom 
sways,  [obeys, 

Whom  earth,  and  hell,  and  heaven 
To  help  thy  chosen  sons  appear, 
And  show  thy  power  and  glory  here. 

2  O  haste,  with  every  gift  inspired, 
With  glory,  truth,  and  grace  attired. 
Thou  Star  of  heaven's  eternal  morn  ; 
Thou  Sun,  whom  beams  divine  adorn ! 

3  Assert  the  honor  of  thy  name ;  [shame ; 
O'erwhelm   thy   foes    with    fear  and 
Bid  them  beneath  thy  footstool  lie, 
Nor  let  their  souls  forever  die. 

4  Saints  shall  be  glad  before  thy  face, 
And  grow  in  love,  and  truth,and  grace  ; 
Thy  church  shall  blossom  in  thy  sight, 
And  yield  her  fruits  of  pure  delight. 

5  O  hither,  then,  thy  footsteps  bend  ; 
Swift  as  a  roe,  from  hills  descend  ; 
Mild  as  the  sabbath's  cheerful  ray, 
Till  life  unfolds  eternal  day  ! 


hymns  107,  108,  109,  110,  111. 


233 


107 


II, 


J  EH  O  VAH  reigns ;  he  dwells  in  light, 
Girded  with  majesty  and  might ; 
The  world,  created  by  his  hands, 
Still  on  its  first  foundation  stands. 

2  But  ere  this  spacious  world  was  made, 
Or  had  its  first  foundation  laid, 

Thy  throne  eternal  ages  stood, 
Thyself  the  ever-living  God. 

3  Like  floods  the  angry  nations  rise, 
And  aim  their  rage  against  the  skies 
Vain  floods  that  aim  their  rage  so  high ! 
At  thy  rebuke  the  billows  die. 

4  For  ever  shall  thy  throne  endure ; 
Thy  promise  stands  for  ever  sure ; 
And  everlasting  holiness, 
Becomes  the  dwellings  of  thy  grace. 


108 


II. 


JEHOVAH  reigns,  his  throne  is  high, 
His  robes  are  light  and  majesty ; 
His  glory  shines  with  beams  so  bright, 
No  mortal  can  sustain  the  sight. 

2  His  terrors  keep  the  world  in  awe  ; 
His  justice  guards  his  holy  law ; 
His  love  reveals  a  smiling  face, 

His  truth  and  promise  seal  the  grace. 

3  Thro'  all  his  works  his  wisdom  shines, 
And  baffles  Satan's  deep  designs ; 
His  power  is  sovereign  to  fulfil 

The  noblest  counsels  of  his  will. 

4  And  will  this  glorious  Lord  descend 
To  be  my  Father  and  my  friend  ? 
Then  let  my  songs  with  angels  join  ; 
Heaven  is  secure,  if  God  is  mine. 


109 


II. 


TRIUMPHANT  Zion !  lift  thy  head 
From  dust  and  darkness  and  the 
dead; 
Though  humbled  long,awake  at  length, 
And    gird   thee   with  thy    Saviour's 
strength. 

2  Put  all  thy  beauteous  garments  on, 
And  let.  thy  various  charms  be  known : 
Then,  decked  in  robes  of  righteousness, 
The  world  thy  glories  shall  confess. 

3  No  more  shall  foes  unclean  invade, 
And  fill  thy  hallowed  walls  with  dread; 
No  more  shall  hell's  insulting  host 
Their  vict'ry  and  thy  sorrows  boast. 

4  God,  from    on  high,  has  heard    thy 
His  hand  thy  ruin  shall  repair ;  [pray'r ; 


Nor  will  thy  watchful  monarch  cease 
To  guard  thee  in  eternal  peace. 


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THOU  only  Sovereign  of  my  heart, 
My  Refuge,  my  almighty  Friend — 
And  can  my  soul  from  thee  depart, 
On  whom  alone  my  hopes  depend  ? 

2  Whither,  ah !  whither  shall  I  go, 

A  wretched  wanderer  from  my  Lord  ? 
Can  this  dark  world  of  sin  and  woe 
One  glimpse  of  happiness  afford  ? 

3  Eternal  life  thy  words  impart : 
On  these  my  fainting  spirit  lives  ; 

Here  sweeter  comforts  cheer  my  heart, 
Than  all  the  round  of  nature  gives. 

4  Let  earth's  alluring  joys  combine  ; 
While  thou  art  near,  in  vain  they  call ; 

One  smile,  one  blissful  smile  of  thine, 
My  dearest  Lord,  outweighs  them  all. 

5  Low  at  thy  feet  my  soul  would  lie  ; 
Here  safety  dwells,  and  peace  divine ; 

Still  let  me  live  beneath  thine  eye, 
For  life,  eternal  life,  is  thine. 

in 

JESUS,  and  shall  it  ever  be, 
A  mortal  man  ashamed  of  thee  ? 
Ashamed  of  thee,  whom  angels  praise, 
Whose  glories  shine  thro'  endless  days. 

2  Ashamed  of  Jesus !  sooner  far 
Let  evening  blush  to  own  a  star  ; 
He  sheds  the  beams  of  light  divine 
O'er  this  benighted  soul  of  mine. 

3  Ashamed  of  Jesus  !  just  as  soon 
Let  midnight  be  ashamed  of  noon  ; 
'Tis  midnight  with  my  soul,  till  he, 
Bright  Morning  Star,  bid  darkness  flee. 

4  Ashamed  of  Jesus !  that  dear  friend 
On  whom  my  hopes  of  heaven  depend, 
No,  when  I  blush,  be  this  my  shame, 
That  I  no  more  revere  his  name. 

5  Ashamed  of  Jesus  !  yes,  I  may, 
When  I've  no  guilt  to  wash  away, 
No  tear  to  wipe,  no  good  to  crave, 
No  fears  to  quell,  no  soul  to  save. 

6  Till  then — nor  is  my  boasting  vain — 
Till  then,  I  boast  a  Saviour  slain  : 
And  O  may  this  my  glory  be, 

That  Christ  is  not  ashamed  of  me. 


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I. 


BEHOLD  the  sin-atoning  Lamb, 
With  wonder,  gratitude,  and  love ; 
To  take  away  our  guilt  and  shame, 
See  him  descending  from  above  ! 

2  Our  sins  and  griefs  on  him  were  laid ; 
He  meekly  bore  the  mighty  load ; 

Our  ransom-price  he  fully  paid,     [blood 
In  groans    and  tears,  in   sweat   and 

3  Pardon  and  peace  through  him  abound; 
He  can  the  richest  blessings  give ; 

Salvation  in  his  name  is  found, 
He  bids  the  dying  sinner  live. 

4  Jesus,  our  Lord,  we  look  to  thee ; 
"Where  else  can  helpless  sinners  go  ? 

Thy  boundless  love  shall  set  us  free 
From  all  our  wretchedness  and  woe. 


113 


I, 


0  CHRIST  !  our  King,Creator,  Lord  ! 
Saviour  of  all  who  trust  thy  word  ! 
To  them  who  seek  thee  ever  near, 
Now  to  our  praises  bend  an  ear. 

2  In  thy  dear  cross  a  grace  is  found — 
It  flows  from  every  streaming  wound — 
"Whose  power  our  inbred  sin  controls, 
Breaks  the  firm  bond,  and  frees  our 

souls. 

3  Thou  didst  create  the  stars  of  night ; 
Yet  thou  hast  veiled  in  flesh  thy  light- 


Hast  deigned  a  mortal  form  to  wear, 
A  mortal's  painful  lot  to  bear. 

4  When  thou  didst  hang  upon  the  tree, 
The  quaking  earth  acknowledged  thee; 
When  thou  didst  there  yield  up  thy 

breath,  [death. 

The  world  grew  dark  as  shades  of 

5  Now  in  the  Father's  glory  high, 
Great  Conqu'ror,  never  more  to  die, 
Us  by  thy  mighty  power  defend, 
And  reign  through  ages  without  end ! 


114 


I. 


n  RE  AT  God,indulge  my  humble  claim  ; 
vT  Thou  art  my  hope,  my  joy,  my  rest  ; 
The  glories  that  compose  thyname 
Stand  all  engaged  to  make  me  blest. 

2  Thou  great  and  good,  thou  just  and 

wise, 
Thou  art  my  Father,  and  my  God ; 
And  I  am  thine,  by  sacred  ties,     [blood. 
Thy  son,  thy  servant,  bought   with 

3  With  early  feet  I  love  t  'appear 
Among  thy  saints,  and  seek  thy  face ; 

Oft  have  I  seen  thy  glory  there, 
And  felt  the  power  of  sovereign  grace. 

4  I'll  lift  my  hands,  I'll  raise  my  voice, 
While  I  have  breath  to  pray  or  praise ; 

This  work  shall  make  my  heart  rejoice, 
And  bless  the  remnant  of  my  days. 


hymns  115,  116,  117, 118,  119. 


235 


115  II. 

THEE  we  adore,  eternal  Lord ! 
We  praise  thy  name  with  one  ac- 
cord ; 
Thy  saints,  who  here  thy  goodness  see, 
Through  all  the  world  do  worship  thee. 

2  To  thee  aloud  all  angels  cry,  [high : 
The  heavens  and  all  the  powers  on 
Thee,  holy,  holy,  holy  King, 

Lord  God*  of  hosts,  they  ever  sing. 

3  Th'  apostles  join  the  glorious  throng; 
The  prophets  swell  th'  immortal  song ; 
The  martyrs'  noble  army  raise 
Eternal  anthems  to  thy  praise. 

4  From  day  to  day,  O  Lord,  do  we 
Highly  exalt  and  honor  thee ! 
Thy  name  we  worship  and  adore, 
"World  without  end,  for  evermore ! 

116  II. 

TVTOW  to  the  Lord  a  noble  song ; 
IN  Awake,  my  soul,  awake,  my  tongue; 
Hosanna  to  th'  eternal  Name, 
And  all  his  boundless  love  proclaim. 

2  See  where  it  shines  in  Jesus'  face, 
The  brightest  image  of  his  grace ; 
God,  in  the  person  of  his  Son, 

Has  all  his  mightiest  works  outdone. 

3  The    spacious   earth,   and   spreading 

flood, 

Proclaim  the  wise  and  powerful  God ; 
And  thy  rich  glories  from  afar 
Sparkle  in  every  rolling  star. 

4  But  in  his  looks  a  glory  stands, 
The  noblest  labor  of  thine  hands ; 
The  pleasing  lustre  of  his  eyes 
Outshines  the  wonders  of  the  skies. 

5  O  !  may  I  live  to  reach  the  place 
Where  he  unveils  his  lovely  face  ! 
Where  all  his  beauties  you  behold, 
And  sing  his  name  to  harps  of  gold. 


117 


II 


ETERNAL  source  of  every  joy, 
Well  may  thy  praise  our  lips  em- 
While  ,in  thy  temple  we  appear,  [ploy 
To  hail  thee,  Sovereign  of  the  year. 

2  Wide  as  the  wheels  of  nature  roll, 
Thy  hand  supports   and  guides  the 

whole ; 
The  sun  is  taught  by  thee  to  rise, 
And  darkness  when  to  veil  the  skies 

3  The  flowery  spring  at  thy  command 
Perfumes  the  air.  adorns  the  land ; 


The  summer  rays  with  vigor  shine, 
To  raise  the  corn,  and  cheer  the  vine. 

4  Thy  hand,  in  autumn,  richly  pours, 
Thro'  all  our  coasts,  redundant  stores : 
And  winters,  softened  by  thy  care, 
No  more  the  face  of  horror  wear. 

5  Seasons  and  months  and  weeks  and 


Demand  successive  songs  of  praise ; 
And  be  the  grateful  homage  paid, 
With  morning  light  and  evening  shade. 
6  Here  in  thy  house  let  incense  rise, 
And  circling  Sabbaths  bless  our  eyes, 
Till  to  those  lofty  heights  we  soar, 
Where  days  and  years  revolve  no  more. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

118 

SWIFT  as  declining  shadows  pass, 
Our  days  in  quick  succession  fly ; 
And,  transient  as  the  withering  grass, 
Amid  our  youthful  hopes  we  die. 
2  But  thou,  our  Saviour,  shalt  endure, 
Thy  years  unchanged,  eternal  Lord ! 
Thy  grace  through  every  age  is  sure, 
And  firm  the  promise  of  thy  word. 

119 

WHEN   marshalled   on  the   nightly 
plain, 
The  glittering  hosts  bestud  the  sky, 
One  star  alone  of  all  the  train, 
Can  fix  the  sinner's  wandering  eye. 

2  Hark !  hark !  to  God  the  chorus  breaks, 
From  every  host,  from  every  gem ; 

But  one  alone  the  Saviour  speaks :         •• 
It  is  the  Star  of  Bethlehem. 

3  Once  on  the  raging  seas  I  rode  :  [dark  ; 
The  storm  was  loud,  the   night  was 

The  ocean  yawned,  and  rudely  blowed 
The  wind  that  tossed  my  foundering 
bark. 

4  Deep  horror  then  my  vitals  froze ; 
Death-struck,  I  ceased  the  tide  to  stem; 

When  suddenly  a  star  arose ! 
It  was  the  Star  of  Bethlehem. 

5  It  was  my  guide,  my  light,  my  all ; 
It  bade  my  dark  forebodings  cease ; 

And  through  the  storm,  and  danger's 
It  led  me  to  the  port  of  peace,  [thrall, 

6  Now  safely  moored,  my  perils  o'er, 
I'll  sing,  first  in  night's*  diadem, 

For  ever  and  for  evermore, 
The  Star— the  Star  of  Bahlehem  !  A 


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I. 


FORGIVENESS!  'tis  a  joyful  sound 
To  guilty  rebels  doomed  to  die  : 
Publish  the  bliss  the  world  around ; 
Ye  seraphs,  shout  it  from  the  sky. 

2  Tis  the  rich  gift  of  love  divine, 
'Tis  full,  effacing  every  crime  : 

Unbounded  shall  its  glories  shine, 
And  feel  no  change  by  changing  time 

3  For  this  stupendous  love  of  heaven, 
What  grateful  honors  shall  we  show  ? 

Where  much  transgression  is  forgiven, 
'   Let  love  with  equal  ardor  glow. 

4  By  this  inspired,  let  all  our  days 
With  every  heavenly  grace  be  crown'd; 

Let   truth   and   goodness,    prayer    and 
In  all  abide,  in  all  abound.        [praise, 


121  I. 

THE  heavens  declare  thy  glory,  Lord ; 
In  every  star  thy  wisdom  shines ; 
But  when  our  eyes  behold  thy  word, 
We  read  thy  name  in  fairer  lines. 

2  The  rolling  sun,  the  changing  light, 

And  nights  and  days  thy  power  con- 
But  the  blest  volume  thou  hast  writ,  [fess; 
Reveals  thy  justice  and  thy  grace. 


3  Sun,  moon,  and  stars  convey  thy  praise 
Round   the  whole  earth,  and  never 

So  when  thy  truth  began  its  race,  [stand, 
It  touched  and  glanced  on  every  land. 

4  Nor  shall  thy  spreading  gospel  rest, 
Till  thro'  the  world  thy  truth  has  run ; 

Till  Christ  has  all  the  nations  blest, 
That  see  the  light  or  feel  the  sun. 

5  Great  Sun  of  Righteousness,  arise, 
Bless  the  dark  world  with  heavenly 

Thy  gospel  makes  the  simple  wise, [light ; 
Thy  laws  are  pure,   thy  judgments 
right. 

6  Thy  noblest  wonders  here  we  view, 
In  souls  renewed  and  sins  forgiven ; 

Lord,  cleanse  my  sins,  my  soul  renew, 
And  make  thy  word  my  guide  to  heav'n. 


122 


II. 


HIGH  in  the  heavens,  eternal  God, 
Thy  goodness  in  full  glory  shines : 
Thy  truth  shall  break  thro'  every  cloud 
That  veils  and  darkens  thy  designs. 

2  For  ever  firm  thy  justice  stands, 

As  mountains  their  foundations  keep ; 
Wise  are  the  wonders  of  thy  hands, 
Thy  judgments  are  a  mighty  deep. 

3  My  God,  how  excellent  thy  grace ! 
Whence  all  our  hope    and    comfort 

The  sons  of  Adam  in  distress     [springs ; 
Fly  to  the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 


hymns  123,  124,  125,  126,  127. 


237 


4  From  the  provisions  of  thy  house 

We  shall  be  fed  with  sweet  repast, 
There  mercy  like  a  river  flows, 

And  brings  salvation  to  our  taste. 
•  Life,  like  a  fountain  rich  and  free, 

Springs  from  the  presence  of  my  Lord, 
And  in  thy  light  our  souls  shall  see 

The  glories  promised  in  thy  word. 

123  ii. 

GOD  in  his  earthly  temple  lays 
Foundations   for    his'  heavenly 
praise ; 
He  likes  the  tents  of  Jacob  well, 
But  still  in  Zion  loves  to  dwell. 

2  His  mercy  visits  every  house  [vows : 
That  pay  their  night  and  morning 
But  makes  a  more  delightful  stay  [pray. 
Where  churches  meet  to  praise  and 

3  What  glories  were  described  of  old ! 
What  wonders  are  of  Zion  told ! 
Thou  city  of  our  God  below, 

Thy  fame  shall  tyre  and  Egypt  know^ 

4  Egypt  and  Tyre,  and  Greek  and  Jew, 
Shall  there  begin  their  lives  anew : 
Angels  and  men  shall  join  to  sing 
The  hill  where  living  waters  spring. 

124  IL 

AT  thy  command,  our  dearest  Lord 
Here  we  attend  thy  dying  feast ; 
Thy  love  has  spread  the  sacred  board, 
To  feed  the  faith  of  every  guest. 

2  Our  faith  adores  thy  bleeding  love, 

And  trusts  for  life  in  One  that  died 
We  hope  for  heavenly  crowns  above, 
From  a  Redeemer  crucified. 

3  Let  the  vain  world  pronounce  it  shame, 

And  cast  contempt  upon  thy  cause 
We  glory  in  our  Saviour's  name, 
And  make  our  triumphs  in  his  cross. 

4  With  joy  we  tell  the  scoffing  age, 

He  that  was  dead  has  left  his  tomb ; 
He  lives  above  their  utmost  rage, 
And  we  are  waiting  till  he  come. 


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125 

LORD,  in  thy  great,  thy  glorious  name, 
I  place  my  hope,  my  only  trust : 
Save  me  torn  sorrow,  guilt,  and  shame, 
Thou  ever  gracious,  ever  just. 


2  Thou  art  my  rock — thy  name  alone 
The  fortress  where  my  hopes  retreat ; 

0,  make  thy  power  and  mercy  known ; 
To  safety  guide  my  wandering  feet. 

3  Blessed  be  the  Lord — forever  blessed, 
Whose  mercy  bids  my  fears  remove ; 

The  sacred  walls  which  guard  my  rest, 
Are  his  almighty  power  and  love. 
Ye  humble  souls,  who  seek  his  face, 
Let  sacred  courage  fill  your  heart ! 

Hope  in  the  Lord,  and  trust  his  grace, 
And  he  shall  heavenly  strength  impart. 

126 

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Thy  wondrous  name  we  sound  abroad; 
Prostrate  we  fall  before  thy  throne, 

0  holy,  holy,  holy  Lord ! 
2  Thee,  Holy  Father,  we  confess ; 

Thee,  Holy  Saviour,  we  adore ; 
And  thee,  O  Holy  Ghost,  we  bless 

And  praise  and  worship  evermore. 

127 

AWAKE,  my  soul,  in  joyful  lays, 
And   sing   thy  great  Redeemer's 
praise ; 
He  justly  claims  a  song  from  thee ; 
His  loving-kindness,  O  how  free ! 

2  He  saw  me  ruined  in  the  fall, 
Yet  loved  me  notwithstanding  all ; 
He  saved  me  from  my  lost  estate ; 
His  loving- kindness,  O  !  how  great ! 

3  Tho'  numerous  hosts  of  mighty  foes, 
Tho'  earth  and  hell  my  way  oppose, 
He  safely  leads  my  soul  along ; 

His  loving-kindness,  O  !  how  strong ! 

4  When  trouble,  like  a  gloomy  cloud, 
Has  gathered  thick  and  thundered  loud, 
He  near  my  soul  has  always  stood ; 
His  loving-kindness,  0  !  how  good ! 

5  Often  I  feel  my  sinful  heart, 
Prone  from  my  Saviour  to  depart ; 
But  though  I  oft  have  him  forgot, 
His  loving-kindness  changes  not. 

6  Soon  shall  I  pass  the  gloomy  vale, 
Soon  all  my  mortal  powers  must  fail ; 
O  may  my  la.st  expiring  breath, 

His  loving-kindness  sing  in  death. 

7  Then  let  me  mount  and  soar  away, 
To  the  bright  world  of  endless  day ; 
And  sing  with  rapture  and  surprise, 
His  loving-kindness  in  the  skies. 


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vade ; 
Ere  we  can  offer  our  complaints, 
Behold  him  present  with  his  aid. 

2  There  is  a  stream,  whose  gentle  flow 

Supplies  the  city  of  our  God ! 
Life,  love,  and  joy  still  gliding  through, 
And  watering  our  divine  abode. 

3  That  sacred  stream,  thine  holy  word, 

Supports  our  faith,  our  fear  controls 
Sweet  peace  thy  promises  afford, [souls, 
And  give  new  strength  to  fainting 

4  Zion  enjoys  her  Monarch's  love, 

Secure  against  a  threatening  hour ; 
Nor  can  her  firm  foundation  move, 
Built  on  his  truth,  and  aimed  with 
power. 

129  I. 

COME,   gracious    Spirit,    heavenly 
Dove, 
With  light  and  comfort  from  above : 
Be  thou  our  guardian,  thou  our  guide ; 
O'er  every  thought  and  step  preside. 

2  The  light  of  truth  to  us  display,  [way ; 
And  make  us  know  and  choose  thy 
Plant  holy  fear  in  every  heart, 
That  we  from  God  may  not  depart. 


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3  Lead  us  to  holiness — the  road 

That  we  must  take  to  dwell  with  God ; 
Lead  us  to  Christ,  the  living  way, 
Nor  let  us  from  his  precepts  stray. 

4  Lead  us  to  God,  our  final  rest, 
In  his  enjoyment  to  be  blest ; 
Lead  us  to  heaven,  the  seat  of  bliss, 
Where  pleasure  in  perfection  is. 


130 


I 


OTHOU  that  hear'st  when  sinners 
cry, 
Though  all  my  crimes  before  thee  lie, 
Behold  them  not  with  angry  look, 
But  blot  their  memory  from  my  book. 

2  Create  my  nature  pure  within, 
And  form  my  soul  averse  to  sin : 
Let  thy  good  spirit  ne'er  depart, 

Nor  hide  thy  presence  from  my  heart. 

3  I  cannot  live  without  thy  light, 

Cast  out  and  banished  from  thy  sight ; 
Thine  holy  joys,  my  God,  restore, 
And  guard  me,  that  I  fall  no  more. 

4  Though  I  have  grieved  thySpirit,  Lord, 
Thy  help  and  comfort  still  afford, 
And  let  a  wretch  come  near  tlvy  throne, 
To  plead  the  merits  of  thy  Son. 

5  A  broken  heart,  my  God,  my  King, 
Is  all  the  sacrifice  I  bring ; 

The  God  of  grace  will  ne'er  despise 
A  broken  heart  for  sacrifice. 


hymns  131,  132,  133,  134. 


239 


6  My  soul  lies  humbled  iu  the  dust, 
And  owns  thy  dreadful  sentence  just; 
Look  down,  O  Lord,  with  pitying  eye, 
And  save  the  soul  condemned  to  die. 

7  Then  will  I  teach  the  world  thy  ways ; 
Sinners  shall  learn  thy  sovereign  grace ; 
I'll  lead  them  to  my  Saviour's  blood, 
And  they  shall  praise  a  pardoning  God. 

8  0  !  may  thy  love  inspire  my  tongue ! 
Salvation  shall  be  all  my  song ; 

And  all  my  powers  shall  join  to  bless 
The  Lord,  my  Strength  and  Righteous- 
ness. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

131 

FROM  every  stormy  wind  that  blows 
From  every  swelling  tide  of  woes, 
There  is  a  calm,  a  sure  retreat, 
'Tis  found  beneath  the  mercy  seat. 

2  There  is  a  place,  where  Jesus  sheds 
The  oil  of  gladness  on  our  heads  ; 

A  place  than  all  besides  more  sweet, 
It  is  the  blood-bought  mercy  seat. 

3  There  is  a  scene,  where  spirits  blend, 
Where  friend  holds  fellowship  with 

friend ;  [meet 

Though  sundered  far,  by  faith  they 
Around  one  common  mercy  seat. 

4  Ah !  whither  could  we  flee  for  aid, 
When  tempted,  desolate,  dismayed  ? 
Or  how  the  hosts  of  hell  defeat, 
Had  suffering  saints  no  mercy  seat  ? 

5  There,  there  on  eagles'  wings  we  soar, 
And  sin  and  sense  seem  all  no  more  ; 
And  heaven  comes  down  our  souls  to 

greet. 
And  glory  crowns  the  mercy  seat. 

6  O  let  my  hand  forget  her  skill, 
My  tongue  be  silent,  cold  and  still, 
This  bounding  heart  forget  to  beat, 
If  I  forget  thy  mercy  seat. 

132 

WHEN  sins  and  fears  prevailing  rise, 
And  fainting  hope  almost  expires  ; 
Jesus,  to  thee  I  lift  mine  eyes, 
To  thee  I  breathe  my  soul's  desires. 


His  word  a  firm  foundation  gives, 
Here  let  me  build  and  rest  secure. 

4  Here  let  my  faith  unshaken  dwell, 
Immovable  the  promise  stands  ; 

Nor  all  the  powers  of  earth,  or  hell. 
Can  e'er  dissolve  the  sacred  bands. 

133 

LORD,  how  mysterious  are  thy  ways  ? 
How  blind  are  we,  how  mean  our 


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Thy  steps  no  mortal  eyes  explore ; 
'Tis  ours  to  wonder  and  adore. 

2  Thy  purposes  from  creature  sight 
Are  hid  in  shades  of  awful  night ; 
Amid  the  lines,  with  curious  eye, 
Not  angel  minds  presume  to  pry. 

3  Great  God  !  I  do  not  ask  to  see 
What  in  futurity  shall  be ; 

Let  light  and  bliss  attend  my  days, 
And  then  my  future  hours  be  praise. 

4  Are  darkness  and  distress  my  share  ? 
Give  me  to  trust  thy  guardian  care ; 
Enough  for  me,  if  love  divine     [shine. 
At  length  through  every  cloud  shall 

5  Yet  this  my  soul  desires  to  know, 

Be  this  my  only  wish  below  ;  [quest 
That  Christ  is  mine! — this  great  re- 
Grant,  bounteous  God,  and  I  am  blest. 

134 

SURE  the  blest  Comforter  is  nigh, 
'Tis  he  sustains  my  fainting  heart ; 
Else  woulcl  my  hope  for  ever  die, 
And  every  cheering  ray  depart. 

2  When  some  kind  promise  cheers  my 
Do  I  not  find  his  healing  voice,     [soul, 

The  tempest  of  my  fears  control, 
And  bid  my  drooping  powers  rejoice  ? 

3  Whene'er  to  call  the  Saviour  mine, 
With  ardent  wish  my  heart  aspires, 

Can  it  be  less  than  power  divine, 
Which  animates  these  strong  desires. 

4  What  less  than  thine  almighty  word, 
Can  raise  my  heart  from  earth  and  dust, 

And  bid  me  cleave  to  thee,  my  Lord, 
My  life,  my  treasure,  and  my  trust  ? 

5  And  when  my.  cheerful  hope  can  say, 
I  love  my  God,  and  taste  his  grace, 

Lord,  is  it  not  thy  blissful  ray,      [peace  ? 
Which  brings  this  dawn    of    sacred 


2  Art  thou  not  mine,  my  living  Lord  ? 
And  can  my  hope,  my  comfort  die, 

Fixed  on  thy  everlasting  word,       [sky  ?  q  Let  thy  kind  Spirit  in  my  heart, 
That  word  which  built  the  earth  and     j?or  ever  (]Well,  ()  God  of  love* 

3  If  my  immortal  Saviour  lives,  jAnd  light,  and  heavenly  peace  impart, 
Then  my  immortal  life  is  sure ;  |    Sweet  earnest  of  the  joys  above. 


240  hymns  135,  136,  137,  138. 

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I. 


WE  bless  tlie  Prophet  of  the  Lord, 
Who  comes  with  truth  and  grace ; 
Jesus,  thy  Spirit  and  thy  word, 
Shall  lead  us  in  thy  ways. 

2  We  reverence  our  High  Priest  above, 

Who  offered  up  his  blood, 

And  lives  to  carry  on  his  love, 

By  pleading  with  our  God. 

3  We  honor  our  exalted  King ; 

How  sweet  are  his  commands  ! 
He  guards  our  souls  from  hell  and  sin 
By  his  almighty  hands. 

4  Hosanna  to  his  glorious  name, 

Who  saves  by  different  ways ; 
His  mercies  lay  a  sovereign  claim 
To  our  immortal  praise. 


136 


I. 


LORD,  I  have  ma)(e  thy  word  my 
My  lasting  heritage ;  [choice 

There  shall  my  noblest  powers  rejoice, 
My  warmest  thoughts  engage. 

I'll  read  the  histories  of  thy  love, 
And  keep  thy  laws  in  sight, 

While  through  the  promises  I  rove, 
With  ever  fresh  delight. 


3  'Tis  a  broad  land  of  wealth  unknown, 

Where  springs  of  life  arise ; 
Seeds  of  immortal  bliss  are  sown, 
And  hidden  glory  lies. 

4  The  best  relief  that  mourners  have, 

It  makes  our  sorrows  blest ; 
Our  fairest  hope  beyond  the  grave, 
And  our  eternal  rest. 


137 


I. 


HOW  large  the  promise,  how  divine, 
To  Abraham  and  his  seed ! 
"  I  '11  be  a  God  to  thee  and  thine, 
Supplying  all  their  need." 

The  words  of  his  extensive  love, 

From  age  to  age  endure ; 
The  Angel  of  the  covenant  proves 

And  seals  the  blessings  sure. 

3  Jesus  the  ancient  faith  confirms 

To  our  great  father  given ; 
He  takes  young  children  to  his  arms, 
And  calls  them  heirs  of  heaven. 

4  Our  God !  how  faithful  are  his  ways ! 

His  love  endures  the  same  ; 
Nor  from  the  promise  of  his  grace, 
Blots  out  the  children's  name. 


138 


II 


ARISE,  my  soul,  my  joyful  powers, 
And  triumph  in  thy  God ; 


hymns  139,  140,  141,  142. 


241 


Awake,  my  voice,  and  loud  proclaim 

His  glorious  grace  abroad. 
The  arms  of  everlasting  love 

Beneath  my  soul  he  placed, 
And  on  the  Rock  of  ages  set 

My  slippery  footsteps  fast. 
The  city  of  my  blest  abode 

Is  walled  around  with  grace ; 
Salvation  for  a  bulwark  stands 

To  shield  the  sacred  place. 
Arise,  my  soul,  awake  my  voice, 

And  tunes  of  pleasure  sing ; 
Loud  hallelujahs  shall  address 

My  Saviour  and  my  King. 


II 


139 

THIS  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made, 
He  calls  the  hours  his  own ; 
Let  heaven  rejoice,  let  earth  be  glad, 
And  praise  surround  the  throne. 

2  To-day  he  rose  and  left  the  dead, 

And  Satan's  empire  fell ; 
To-day  the  saints  liis'triumph  spread, 
And  all  his  wonders  tell. 

3  Hosanna  to  th'  anointed  King, 

To  David's  holy  Son; 
Help  us,  O  Lord,  descend  and  bring 
Salvation  from  thy  throne. 

4  Blest  is  the  Lord  who  comes  to  men 

With  messages  of  grace ; 
Who  comes  in  God  his  Father's  name, 
To  save  our  sinful  race. 

5  Hosanna  in  the  highest  strains 

The  church  on  earth  can  raise ; 
The  highest  heavens,   in   which   he 
Shall  give  him  nobler  praise,  [reigns, 


4  So,  gracious  Saviour,  on  my  breast 
May  thy  dear  name  be  worn : 
A  sacred  ornament  and  guard, 
To  endless  ages  borne. 

141 

ALAS !  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed, 
And  did  my  Sovereign  die  ? 
Would  he  devote  that  sacred  head 
For  such  a  worm  as  I  ? 

2  Thy  body  slain,  dear  Jesus,  thine, 

And  bathed  in  its  own  blood. 
While  all  exposed  to  wrath  divine, 
The  glorious  sufferer  stood ! 

3  Was  it  for  crimes  that  I  had  done, 
He  groaned  upon  the  tree  ? 

Amazing  pity !  grace  unknown ! 
And  love  beyond  degree ! 

4  Well  might  the  sun  in  darkness  hide, 
And  shut  his  glories  in, 

When  God,  the  mighty  Maker,  died, 
For  man,  the  creature's  sin. 

5  Thus  might  I  hide  my  blushing  face, 
While  his  dear  cross  appears, 

Dissolve  my  heart  in  thankfulness, 
And  melt  my  eyes  to  tears. 

6  But  drops  of  grief  can  ne'er  repay 
The  debt  of  love  I  owe : 

Here,  Lord,  I  give  myself  away ; 
'Tis  all  that  I  can  do. 


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140 

TVTOW  let  our  cheerful  eyes  survey 
IN    Our  great  High  Priest  above ; 
And  celebrate  his  constant  care, 
And  sympathetic  love. 

2  The  names  of  all  his  saints  he  bears, 

Deep  graven  on  hi3  heart ; 
Nor  shall  the  meanest  Christian  say, 
That  he  hath  lost  his  part. 

3  Those  characters  shall  fair  abide, 

Our  everlasting  trust,  [crowns, 

When    gems,  and    monuments,    and 
Are  mouldered  down  to  dust. 

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142 

I  LOVE  to  steal  awhile  away 
From  every  cumbering  care ; 
And  spend  the  hours  of  setting  day 

In  humble,  grateful  prayer. 
I  love  in  solitude  to  shed 

The  penitential  tear, 
And  all  his  promises  to  plead, 
Where  none  but  God  can  hear. 

3  I  love  to  think  on  mercies  past, 
And  future  good  implore, 

And  all  my  cares  and  sorrows  cast 
On  him  whom  I  adore. 

4  I  love  by  faith  to  take  a  view 
Of  brighter  scenes  in  heaven ; 

The  prospect  does  my  strength  renew, 
While  here  by  tempests  driven. 

5  Thus,  when  life's  toilsome  day  is  o'er, 
May  its  departing  ray 

Be  calm  as  this  impressive  hour, 
And  lead  to  endless  day. 


242  hymns  143,  144,  145. 

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THE  Lord  of  glory  is  my  light, 
And  my  salvation  too ; 
God  is  my  strength ;  nor  will  I  fear 
What  all  my  foes  can  do. 

2  One  privilege  my  heart  desires ; 

O  !  grant  me  mine  abode 
Among  the  churches  of  thy  saints, 
The  temples  of  my  God. 

3  There  shall  I  offer  my  requests, 

And  see  thy  beauty  still, 
Shall  hear  thy  messages  of  love, 
And  there  inquire  thy  will. 

4  When  troubles  rise  and  storms  appear 

There  may  his  children  hide ; 
God  is  a  strong  pavilion,  where 
He  makes  my  soul  abide. 

5  Now  shall  my  head  be  lifted  high 

Above  my  foes  around, 
And  songs  of  joy  and  victory 
Within  thy  temple  sound. 


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I, 


WHAT  shall  I  render  to  my  God 
For  all  his  kindness  shown  ? 
My  feet  shall  visit  thine  abode, 
My  songs  address  thy  throne. 


How  happy  all  thy  servants  are ! 

How  great  thy  grace  to  me ! 
My  life  which  thou  hast  made  thy  care, 

Lord,  I  devote  to  thee. 

Now  I  am  thine,  for  ever  thine, 
Nor  shall  my  purpose  move ; 

Thy  hand  has  loosed  my  bonds  of  pain, 
And  bound  me  with  thy  love. 

Here  in  thy  courts  I  leave  my  vow, 
And  thy  rich  grace  record ; 

Witness,  ye  saints  who  hear  me  now, 
If  I  forsake  the  Lord. 


145 


II. 


MY  never-ceasing  song  shall  show 
The  mercies  of  the  Lord ; 
And  make  succeeding  ages  know 
How  faithful  is  his  word. 

2  The  sacred  truths  his  lips  pronounce 

Shall  firm  as  heaven  endure ; 
And  if  he  speaks  a  promise  once, 
The  eternal  grace  is  sure. 

3  How  long  the  race  of  David  held 

The  promised  Jewish  throne  ! 
But  there 's  a  nobler  covenant  sealed 
To  David's  greater  Son. 

4  His  seed  for  ever  shall  possess 

A  throne  above  the  skies ; 
The  meanest  subject  of  his  grace 
Shall  to  that  glory  rise. 


hymns  146,  147,  148,  149,  150. 


243 


■5  Lord  God  of  hosts,  thy  wondrous  ways 
Are  sung  by  saints  above  : 
And  saints  on  earth  their  honors  raise 
To  thy  unchanging  love. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

146 

WHOM  have  we,  Lord,  in  heaven  but 
And  whom  on  earth  beside  ?  [thee, 
Where  else  for  succor  can  we  flee, 
Or  in  whose  strength  confide  ? 

2  Thou  art  our  portion  here  below, 

Our  promised  bliss  above ; 
Ne'er  may  our  souls  an  object  know 
So  precious  as  thy  love, 

3  When  heart  and  flesh,  O  Lord,  shall 

Thou  wilt  our  spirits  cheer,       [fail, 
Support  us  through  life's  thorny  vale, 
And  calm  each  anxious  fear. 

4  Yes — thou  shalt  be  our  guide  thro'  life, 

And  help  and  strength  supply ; 
Sustain  us  in  death's  fearful  strife, 
And  welcome  us  on  high. 

147 

DEAREST  of  all  the  names  above, 
My  Jesus  and  my  God, 
Who  can  resist  thy  heavenly  love, 
Or  trifle  with  thy  blood? 

2  Till  God  in  human  flesh  I  see, 

My  thoughts  no  comfort  find ; 
The 'holy,  just  and  sacred  Three 
Are  terrors  to  my  mind. 

3  But  if  Immanuel's  face  appear, 

My  hope,  my  joy  begins, 
His  name  forbids  my  slavish  fear, 
His  grace  removes  my  sins. 

4  While  Jews  on  their  own  law  rely, 

And  Greeks  of  wisdom  boast, 
I  love  the  incarnate  mystery, 
And  there  I  fix  my  trust. 

148 

0FOR  a  closer  walk  with  God, 
A  calm  and  heavenly  frame : 
A  light  to  shine  upon^the  road 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 
2  Where  is  the  blessedness  I  knew 
When  first  I  saw  the  Lord  ? 
Where  is  the  soul-refreshing  view 
Of  Jesus  and  his  word? 


3  What  peaceful  hours  I  once  enjoyed, 

How  sweet  their  memory  still ! 
But  they  have  left  an  aching  void 
The  world  can  never  fill. 

4  Return,  O  holy  Dove,  return 

Sweet  messenger  of  rest ; 
I  hate  the  sins  that  made  thee  mourn, 
And  drove  thee  from  my  breast. 

5  The  dearest  idol  I  have  known, 

Whate'er  that  idol  be, 
Help  me  to  tear  it  from  thy  throne, 
And  worship  only  thee. 

6  So  shall  my  walk  be  close  with  God, 

Calm  and  serene  my  frame ; 
So  purer  light  shall  mark  the  road 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 

149 

ITTHEN  I  can  read  my  title  clear, 
V  V    To  mansions  in  the  skies, 
I'll  bid  farewell  to  every  fear, 
And  wipe  my  weeping  eyes. 

2  Should  earth  against  my  soul  engage, 

And  hellish  darts  be  hurled, 

Then  I  can  smile  at  Satan's  rage, 

And  face  a  frowning  world. 

3  Let  cares  like  a  wild  deluge  come, 

And  storms  of  sorrow  fall ; 
May  I  but  safely  reach  my  home, 
My  God,  my  heaven,  my  all. 

4  There  shall  I  bathe  my  weary  soul 

In  seas  of  heavenly  rest, 
And  not  a  wave  of  trouble  roll 
Across  my  peaceful  breast. 

150 

LORD,  thou  wilt  hear  me  when  I  pray, 
I  am  for  ever  thine  : 
I  fear  before  thee  all  the  day, 
Nor  would  I  dare  to  sin. 

2  And  while  I  rest  my  weary  head 

From  cares  and  business  free, 

'Tis  sweet  conversing  on  my  bed 

With  my  own  heart  and  thee. 

3  I  pay  this  evening  sacrifice ; 

And  when  my  work  is  done, 
Great  God,  my  faith  and  hope  relies 
Upon  thy  grace  alone. 

4  Thus  with  my  thoughts  composed  to 

I'll  give  mine  eyes" to  sleep  ;    [peace 
Thy  hand  in  safety  keeps  my  daj-Sj 
And  will  my  slumbers  keep. 


244  hymns  151,  152, 153. 

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I. 


WHEN  God  revealed  his  gracious 
name, 
And  changed  my  mournful  state, 
My  rapture  seemed  a  pleasiug  dream, 
The  grace  appeared  so  great. 

2  The  world  beheld  the  glorious  change, 

And  did  thy  hand  confess ;    [strains 
My  tongue  broke   out    in  unknown 
And  sung  surprising  grace. 

3  The  Lord  can  clear  the  darkest  skies, 

Can  give  us  day  for  night ; 
Make  drops  of  sacred  sorrow  rise 
To  rivers  of  delight. 

4  Let  those  that  sow  in  sadness,  wait 

Till  the  fair  harvest  come ;      [great 

They  shall  confess  their  sheaves  are 

And  shout  the  blessings  home. 


152 


I. 


THY  mercies  fill  the  earth,  O  Lord, 
How  good  thy  works  appear ! 
Open  my  eyes  to  read  thy  word, 
And  see  thy  wonders  there. 

2  My  heart  was  fashioned  by  thy  hand, 
My  service  is  thy  due ; 
O  !  make  thy  servant  understand 
The  duties  he  must  do. 


3  Since  I'm  a  stranger  here  below, 

Thy  path  O  !  do  not  hide, 
But  mark  the  road  my  feet  should  go, 
And  be  my  constant  guide. 

4  When  I  confessed  my  wandering  ways, 

Thou  heardst  my  soul  complain ; 
Grant  me  the  teachings  of  thy  grace 
Or  I  shall  stray  again. 

5  If  God  to  me  his  statutes  show, 

And  heavenly  truth  impart, 

His  work  for  ever  I  '11  pursue, 

His  law  shall  rule  my  heart. 


153 


II 


THE  Lord  descended  from  above, 
And  bowed  the  heavens  most  high ; 
And  underneath  his  feet  he  cast 
The  darkness  of  the  sky. 

On  cherub  and  on  cherubim, 

Full  rojTally,  he  rode ; 
And  on  the  wings  of  mighty  winds 

Came  flying  all  abroad. 

He  sat  serene  upon  the  floods, 

Their  fury  to  restrain ; 
And  he,  as  sovereign  Lord  and  King, 

For  evermore  shall  reign. 

The  Lord  will  give  his  people  strength, 
Whereby  they  shall  increase ; 

And  he  will  bless  his  chosen  flock 
With  everlasting  peace. 


hymns  154,  155,  156,  157,  158. 


245 


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J_   God  of  eternal  power ;         [stand, 
The  sea  grows  calm  at  thy  command, 
And  tempests  cease  to  roar. 

2  Thy  morning  light  and  evening  shade 

Successive  comforts  bring ; 
Thy  plenteous  fruits  make  harvest  glad, 
Thy  flowers  adorn  the  spring. 

3  Seasons  and  times,  and  moons  and 

hours, 
Heaven,  earth,  and  air  are  thine ; 
When  clouds  distil  in  fruitful  showers, 
The  author  is  divine. 

4  The  thirsty  ridges  drink  their  fill, 

And  ranks  of  corn  appear; 
Thy  ways  abound  with  blessings  still, 
Thy  goodness  crowns  the  year. 


155 


II 


THROUGH  endless  years  thou  art  the 
O  thou  eternal  God !  [same 

Ages  to  come  shall  know  thy  name, 
And  tell  thy  works  abroad. 

2  The  strong  foundations  of  the  earth, 

Of  old  by  thee  were  laid ; 
B}-  thee  the  beauteous  arch  of  heaven 
'With  matchless  skill  was  made. 

3  Soon  shall  this  goodly  frame  of  things, 

Formed  by  thy  powerful  hand, 
Be,  like  a  vesture,  laid  aside, 
And  changed  at  thy  command. 

4  But  thy  perfections  all  divine, 

Eternal  as  thy  days, 
Through  everlasting  ages  shine, 
With  undiminished  rays. 

5  Thy  children's  children,  still  thy  care 

Shall  own  their  fathers  God; 
To  latest  times  thy  favor  share, 
And  spread  thy  praise  abroad. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

156 

HOW  precious  is  the  book  divine, 
By  inspiration  given ! 
Bright  as  a  lamp  its  doctrines  shine, 
To  guide  our  souls  to  heave?). 
2  It  sweetly  cheers  our  droo  *ing  hearts 
In  this  dark  vale  of  tears; 
Life,  light,  and  joy  it  still  imparts, 
And  quells  our  rising  fears. 


3  This    lamp,  through  all  the  tedious 

Of  life,  shall  guide  our  way,     [night 
Till  we  behold  the  clearer  light 
Of  an  eternal  day. 

157 

OLORD,  I  would  delight  in  thee, 
And  on  thy  care  depend ; 
To  thee  in  every  trouble  flee, 
My  best,  my  only  Friend. 
2  When  all  created  streams  are  dried, 
Thy  fulness  is  the  same ; 
May  I  with  this  be  satisfied, 

And  glory  in  thy  name. 
Why  should  the  soul  a  drop  bemoan, 

Who  has  a  fountain  near, 
A  fountain  which  shall  ever  run, 
With  waters  sweet  and  clear  ? 

4  No  good  in  creatures  can  be  found, 

But  may  be  found  in  thee : 
I  must  have  all  things  and  abound, 

While  God  is  God  to  me. 
o  He  who  has  made  my  heaven  secure, 

Will  here  all  good  provide : 
Whilst  Christ  is'rich.  can  1  be  poor? 

What  can  I  want  beside  ? 
6  O  Lord,  I  cast  my  care  on  thee, 

I  triumph  and  adore ; 
Henceforth  my  great  concern  shall  be, 

To  love  and  praise  thee  more. 

158 

THY  way,  O  God,  is  in  the  sea, 
Thy  paths  I  cannot  trace ; 
Nor  comprehend  the  mystery 
Of  thy  unbounded  grace. 

2  Here  the  dark  veils  of  flesh  and  sense 

My  captive  soul  surround ; 
Mysterious  deeps  of  providence 
My  wondering  thoughts  confound. 

3  As  through  a  glass,  I  dimly  see 

The  wonders  of  thy  love ; 
How  little  do  I  know  of  thee, 
Or  of  the  joys  above ! 

4  'Tis  but  in  part  I  know  thy  will ; 

I  bless  thee  for  the  sight ; 
When  will  thy  love  the  rest  reveal, 
In  glory's  clearer  light  ? 

5  With  rapture  shall  I  then  survey 

Thy  providence  and  grace ; 

And  spend  an  everlasting  day 

In  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 


246 


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OUT  of  the  deeps  of  long  distress, 
The  borders  of  despair, 
I  sent  my  cries  to  seek  thy  grace, 
My  groans  to  reach  thine  ear. 

2  Great  God,  should  thy  severer  eye, 

And  thine  impartial  hand, 
Mark  and  revenge  iniquity, 
No  mortal  flesh  could  stand. 

3  But  there  are  pardons  with  my  God, 

For  crimes  of  high  degree ;     [blood, 
Thy  Son  hath  bought  them  with  his 
To  draw  us  near  to  thee. 

4  Then  in  the  Lord  let  Israel  trust, 

Let  Israel  seek  his  face ; 
The  Lord  is  good,  as  well  as  just, 
And  plenteous  is  his  grace. 

5  There 's  full  redemption  at  his  throne 

For  sinners  long  enslaved ; 

The  great  Redeemer  is  his  Son, 

And  Israel  shall  be  saved. 


160 


I. 


PLUNGED  in  a  gulf  of  dark  despair 
We  wretched  sinners  lay, 
Without  one  cheerful  beam  of  hope, 
Or  spark  of  glimmering  day. 


2  With  pitying  eyes  the  Prince  of  grace 

Beheld  our  helpless  grief; 
He  saw,  and,  O  amazing  love ! 
He  ran  to  our  relief. 

3  Down  from  the  shining  seats  above, 

With  joyful  haste  he  fled, 
Entered  the  grave  in  mortal  flesh, 
And  dwelt  among  the  dead. 

4  He  spoiled  the  powers  of  darkness  thus, 

And  brake  our  iron  chains : 
Jesus  has  freed  our  captive  souls 
From  everlasting  pains. 

5  O  !  for  this  love,  let  rocks  and  hills 

Their  lasting  silence  break ; 
And  all  harmonious  human  tongues 
The  Saviour's  praises  speak. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

161 

OGOD  of  mercy,  hear  my  call, 
My  load  of  guilt  remove ; 
Break  down  this  separating  wall, 
That  bars  me  from  thy  love. 

2  Give  me  the  presence  of  thy  grace ; 

Then  my  rejoicing  tongue 
Shall  speak  aloud  thy  righteousness, 
And  make  thy  praise  my  song. 

3  No  blood  of  goats  nor  heifers  slain, 

For  sin  could  e'er  atone ; 
The  death  of  Christ  shall  still  remain 
Sufficient  and  alone. 


hymns  162,  163,  164,  165,  166. 


247 


4  A  soul  oppressed  with  sin's  desert 
My  God  will  ne'er  despise ; 
An  humble  groan,  a  broken  heart, 
Is  our  best  sacrifice. 


162 

0!  THAT  I  knew  the  secret  place 
Where  I  might  find  my  God  ! 
I'd  spread  my  wants  before  his  face, 
And  pour  my  woes  abroad. 

2  I'd  tell  him  how  my  sins  arise, 

What  sorrows  I  sustain ; 
How  grace  decays,  and  comfort  dies, 
And  leaves  my  heart  in  pain. 

3  He  knows  what  arguments  I'd  take 

To  wrestle  with  my  God ; 
I'd  plead  for  his  own  mercy's  sake, 
And  for  my  Saviours  blood. 

4  My  God  will  pity  my  complaints, 

And  heal  my  broken  bones ; 
He  takes  the  meaning  of  his  saints, 
The  language  of  their  groans. 

5  Arise,  my  soul,  from  deep  distress, 

And  banish  every  fear; 
He  calls  thee  to  his  throne  of  grace, 
To  spread  thy  sorrows  there. 

163 

DEAR  Refuge  of  my  weary  soul, 
On  thee,  when  sorrows  rise, 
On  thee,  when  waves  of  trouble  roll, 
My  fainting  hope  relies. 
2  To  thee  I  tell  each  rising  grief, 
For  thou  alone  canst  heal ; 
Thy  word  can  bring  a  sweet  relief, 
For  every  pain  ileel. 
8  But  O  when  gloomy  doubts  prevail, 
I  fear  to  call  thee  mine ; 
The  springs  of  comfort  seem  to  fail, 
And  all  my  hopes  decline. 

4  Yet,  gracious  God,  where  shall  I  flee  ? 

Thou  art  my  only  trust ; 
And  still  my  soul  would  cleave  to  thee, 
Though  prostrate  in  the  dust. 

5  Hast  thou  not  bid  me  seek  thy  face? 

And  shall  I  seek  in  vain  ? 
And  can  the  ear  of  sovereign  grace 
Be  deaf  when  I  complain  ? 

6  No,  still  the  ear  of  sovereign  grace 

Attends  the  mourner's  prayer : 
O  may  I  ever  find  access, 
To  breathe  my  sorrows  there. 


164 

JESUS,  my  Saviour,  bind  me  fast, 
In  cords  of  heavenly  love ; 
Then  sweetly  draw  me  to  thy  breast, 
Nor  let  me  thence  remove. 

2  Draw  me  from  all  created  good, 

From  self,  the  world,  and  sin ; 
To  the  dear  fountain  of  thy  blood, 
And  make'  me  pure  within. 

3  O  lead  me  to  thy  mercy-seat, 

Attract  me  nearer  still ; 
Draw  me,  like  Mary,  to  thy  feet, 
To  sit  and  learn  thy  will 

165 

MY  times  of  sorrow  and  of  joy, 
Great  God,  are  in  thy  hand; 
All  my  enjoyments  come  from  thee, 
And  go  at  thy  command. 

2  O  Lord,  shouldst  thou  withhold  them 

Yet  would  I  not  repine ;  [all, 

Before  they  were  by  me  possessed, 
They  were  entirely  thine. 

3  Nor  would  I  drop  a  murmuring  word 

If  all  the  world  were  gone, 
But  seek  substantial  happiness, 
In  thee,  and  thee  alone. 

166 

¥HY    do   we    mourn    departing 
friends, 
Or  shake  at  death's  alarms? 
'Tis  but  the  voice  that  Jesus  sends 
To  call  them  to  his  arms. 

2  Are  we  not  tending  upward  too, 

As  fast  as  time  can  move  ? 
Nor  should  we  wish  our  hours  more 
To  keep  us  from  our  love.       [slow, 

3  Why  should  we  tremble  to  convey 

Their  bodies  to  the  tomb? 
There  the  dear  flesh  of  Jesus  lay, 
And  left  a  long  perfume. 

4  The  graves  of  all  the  saints  he  blest, 

And  softened  every  bed ; 
Where  should  the  dying  members  rest, 
But  with  their  dying  Head  ? 

5  Thence  he  arose,  ascending  high, 

And  showed  our  feet  the  way ; 
Up  to  the  Lord  our  flesh  shall  fly 
At  the  great  rising  day. 


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LORD,  thou  hast  heard  thy  servant 
cry, 
And  rescued  from  the  grave ; 
Now  shall  he  live,  and  none  can  die 
If  God  resolve  to  save. 

2  Thy  praise,  more  constant  than  before, 

Shall  fill  his  daily  breath ; 
Thy  hand,  that  hath  chastised  him  sore 
Defends  him  still  from  death. 

3  Open  the  gates  of  Zion  now, 

For  we  shall  worship  there, 
The  house  where  all  the  righteous  go, 
Thy  mercy  to  declare. 

4  Among  the  assemblies  of  thy  saints 

Our  thankful  voice  we  raise ; 
There  we  have  told  thee  our  complaints, 
And  there  we  speak  thy  praise. 


168  i. 

BLEST  are  the  souls  who  hear  and 
know 
The  gospel's  joyful  sound: 
Peace  shall  attend  the  path  they  go, 
And  light  their  steps  surround. 

2  Their  joy  shall  bear  their  spirits  up 
Through  their  Redeemer's  name ; 
His  righteousness  exalts  their  hope, 
And  fills  their  foes  with  shame. 


The  Lord,  our  glory  and  defence, 
Strength  and  salvation  gives ; 

Israel,  thy  King  for  ever  reigns, 
Thy  God  for  ever  lives. 


169 


II. 


JOY  to  the  world,  the  Lord  is  come, 
Let  earth  receive  her  King ; 
Let  every  heart  prepare  him  room, 
And  heaven  and  nature  sing. 

2  Joy  to  the  earth,  the  Saviour  reigns, 

Let  men  their  songs  employ  ; 
While  fields  and  floods,  rocks,  hills,  and 
Repeat  the  sounding  joy.        [plains 

3  No  more  let  sins  and  sorrows  grow, 

Nor  thorns  infest  the  ground : 
He  comes  to  make  his  blessings  flow 
Far  as  the  curse  is  found. 

4  He  rules  the  world  with  truth   and 

And  makes  the  nations  prove  [grace, 
The  glories  of  his  righteousness, 
And  wonders  of  his  love. 


170 


II 


OH,  praise  the  Lord !  for  he  is  good ; 
In  him  we  rest  obtain  : 
His  mercy  has  through  ages  stood, 
And  ever  shall  remain. 


hymns  171,  172.  173,  174. 


249 


2  Let  all  the  people  of  the  Lord 

His  praises  spread  around; 
Let  them  his  grace  and  love  record, 
Who  have  salvation  found. 

3  Now  let  the  east  in  him  rejoice, 

The  west  its  tribute  bring, 
The  north  and  south  lift  up  their  voice 
In  honor  of  their  King. 

4  Oil,  praise  the  Lord  !  for  he  is  good ; 

In  him  we  rest  obtain  : 
His  mercy  has  through  ages  stood, 
And  ever  shall  remain. 


171 


II 


CIOME,  ye  that  love  the    Saviour's 
'  And  joy  to  make  it  known ;  [name, 
The  sovereign  of  your  heart  proclaim, 
And  bow  before  his  throne. 

2  Behold     your    King,    your    Saviour 

With  glories  all  divine ;      [crowned 
And  tell  the  wondering  nations  round 
How  blight  these  glories  shine. 

3  Infinite  power  and  boundless  grace 

In  him  unite  their  rays  ; 
Ye  that  have  e'er  beheld  his  face, 
Can  ye  forbear  his  praise? 

4  When  in  his  earthly  courts  we  view 

The  glories  of  our  King, 
We  long  to  love  as  angels  do, 
And  wish  like  them  to  sing. 

5  And  shall  we  long  and  wish  in  vain  ? 

Lord,  teach  our  songs  to  rise  ; 
Thy  love  can  animate  the  strain, 
And  bid  it  reach  the  skies. 

6  O  happy  period !  glorious  day  ! 

When  heaven  and  earth  shall  raise, 
With  all  their  powers,  the  raptured  lay, 
To  celebrate  thy  praise. 


172 


II 


SHIXE,  mighty  God,  on  Zion  shine, 
With  beams  of  heavenly  grace  ; 
Reveal    thy    power  through  all  our 
And  show  tlry  smiling  face,  [coasts, 

2  When  shall  thy  name  from  shore  to 

Sound  all  the  earth  abroad ;     [shore 
And  distant  nations  know  and 'love 
Their  Saviour  and  their  God  ? 

3  Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands, 

Sing  loud  with  solemn  voice  ; 
Let  every  tongue  exalt  his  praise 
And  every  heart  rejoice. 


4  He,  the   great    Lord,  the    sovereign 

That  sits  enthroned  above,     [Judge, 
In  wisdom  rules  the  worlds  he  made, 
And  bids  them  taste  his  love. 

5  Earth  shall  obey  his  high  command, 

And  yield  a  full  increase  ; 
Our  God  shall  crown  his  chosen  land 
With  fruitfulness  aud  peace. 

6  God  the  Redeemer  scatters  round 

His  choicest  favors  here, 
While  the  creations  utmost  bound 
Shall  see,  adore,  and  fear. 


173 


II. 


OALL  ye  nations,  praise  the  Lord, 
Each  with  a  different  tongue  ; 
In  every  language  learn  his  word, 
And  let  his  name  be  sung. 
2  His  mercy  reigns  through  every  land, 
Proclaim  his  grace  abroad  ;-— 
Forever  firm  his  truth  shall  stand, — 
Praise  ye  the  faithful  God. 


174 


II. 


JERUSALEM,  my  happy  home, 
Name  ever  dear  to  me  ! 
When  shall  my  labors  have  an  end, 
In  joy,  and  peace,  and  thee? 

2  When  shall  these  eyes  thy  heaven-built 

And  pearly  gates  behold  ?        [walls 
Thy  bulwarks  with  salvation  strong, 
And  streets  of  shining  gold  ? 

3  O  when,  thou  city  of  my  God, 

Shall  I  thy  courts  ascend, 
Where  congregations  ne'er  break  up, 
And  Sabbaths  have  no  end. 

4  There  happier  bowers   than    Eden's 

Nor  sin  nor  sorrow  know  :    [bloom, 

Blest  seats,  through  rude  and  stormy 

I  onward  press  to  you.  [scenes, 

5  Why  should  I  shrink  at  pain  and  woe, 

Or  feel  at  death  dismay  ? 
I've  Canaan's  goodly  land  in  view, 
And  realms  of  endless  day. 

6  Apostles,  martyrs,  prophets  there 

Around  my  Saviour  stand  ; 
And  soon  my  friends  in  Christ  below 
Will  join  the  glorious  band. 

7  Jerusalem,  my  happy  home, 

My  soul  stiil  pants  for  thee  ; 
Then  shall  my  labors  have  an  end, 
When  I  thy  joys  shall  see. 


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I. 


GLORY  to  God  the  Father's  name, 
Who  from  our  sinful  race, 
Chose  us  his  people,  to  proclaim 
The  honours  of  his  grace. 

2  Glory  to  God  the  Son  be  paid, 

Who  dwelt  in  humble  clay, 
And  to  redeem  us  from  the  dead, 
Gave  his  own  life  away. 

3  Glory  to  God  the  Spirit  give, 

From  whose  almighty  power, 
Our  souls  their  heavenly  birth  derive, 
And  bless  the  happy  hour. 

4  Glory  to  God  who  reigns  above, 

The  eternal  Three  in  One  ; 

Who,  by  the  wonders  of  his  love, 

Has  made  his  nature  known. 


176 


I, 


TVTOW  O  my  soul,  for  ever  praise, 
±\   For  ever  love  his  name ; 
Who  turns  thy   feet  from  dangerous 
Of  folly,  sin  and  shame.  &*f* 

'Tis  not  by  works  of  righteousness 
Which  our  own  hands  have  done ; 

But  we  are  saved  by  sovereign  grace, 
Abounding  through  the  Son. 


3  'Tis  from  the  mercy  of  our  God 

That  all  our  hopes  begin  ; 
'Tis  by  the  water  and  the  blood, 
Our  souls  are  washed  from  sin. 

4  Raised  from  the  dead,  we  live  anew; 

And  justified  by  grace, 
We  shall  appear  in  glory  too, 
And  see  our  Father's  face. 


177 


II 


SING  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands, 
Ye  tribes  of  every  tongue  ; 
His  new  discovered  grace  demands 
A  new  and  nobler  song. 

Say  to  the  nations,  Jesus  reigns, 

God's  own  almighty  Son ; 
His  power  the  sinking  world  sustains, 

And  grace  surrounds  his  throne. 

3  Let  heaven  proclaim  the  joyful  day, 
Joy  through  the  earth  be  seen  : 
Let  cities  shine  in  bright  array, 
And  fields  in  cheerful  green. 

The  joyous  earth,  the  bending  skies, 
His  glorious  train  display ; 

Ye  mountains  sink,  ye  valleys  rise, 
Prepare  the  Lord  his  way. 

Behold  he  comes,  he  comes  to  bless 

The  nations  as  their  God ; 
To  show  the  world  his  righteousness, 

And  send  his  truth  abroad. 


hymns  178,  179,  180,  181,  182. 


251 


178 


II. 


FROM  thee,  my  God,  my  joys  shall 
And  run  eternal  rounds  [rise, 

Beyond  the  limits  of  the  skies, 
And  all  created  bounds. 

2  The  holy  triumphs  of  my  soul 

Shall  death  itself  outbrave, 

Leave  dull  mortality  behind, 

And  fly  beyond  the  grave. 

3  There,  where  my  blessed  Jesus  reigns, 

In  heaven's  unmeasured  space, 
I'll  spend  a  long  eternity 
In  pleasure  and  in  praise. 

4  Haste,  my  Beloved,  fetch  my  soul 

Up  to  thy  blest  abode ; 
Fly,  for  my  spirit  longs  to  see 
My  Saviour  and  my  God. 


179 


II. 


DAUGHTER  of  Zion,  from  the  dust, 
Exalt  thy  fallen  head ; 
Again  in  thy  Redeemer  trust, 
He  calls  thee  from  the  dead. 

2  Awake,  awake,  put  on  thy  strength, 

Thy  beautiful  array ; 
The  day  of  freedom  dawns  at  length, 
The  Lord's  appointed  day. 

3  They  come,  they  come— thine  exiled 

Where'er  they  rest  or  roam,  [bands, 
Have  heard  thy  voice  in  distant  lands, 
And  hasten  to  their  home. 

4  Thus,  though  the  universe  shall  burn, 

And  God  his  works  destroy, 
With  songs  thy  ransomed  shall  return, 
And  everlasting  joy. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

180 

MY  God,  the  spring  of  all  my  joys, 
The  life  of  my  delights, 
The  glory  of  my  brightest  days, 
And  comfort  of  my  nights. 

2  In  darkest  shades  if  he  appear, 

My  dawning  is  begun  ; 
He  is  my  soul's  bright  morning  star, 
And  he  my  rising  sun. 

3  The  opening  heavens  around  me  shine 

With  beams  of  sacred  bliss, 
While  Jesus  shows  his  heart  is  mine, 
And  whispers  I  am  his. 


4  My  soul  would  leave  this  heavy  clay, 

At  that  transporting  word  ; 
Run  up  with  joy  the  shining  way, 
To  embrace  my  dearest  Lord. 

5  Fearless  of  hell  and  ghastly  death, 

I'd  break  through  every  foe  ; 
The  wings  of  love  and  arms  of  faith 
Should  bear  me  conqueror  through. 

181 

AWAKE,   my  soul,   stretch    every 
And  press  with  vigour  on :    [nerve, 
A  heavenly  race  demands  thy  zeal, 
A  bright,  immortal  crown. 

2  A  cloud  of  witnesses  around 

Hold  thee  in  full  survey  : 
Forget  the  steps  already  trod, 
And  onward  urge  thy  way. 

3  'Tis  God's  all  animating  voice, 

That  calls  thee  from  on  high  ; 
'Tis  his  own  hand  presents  the  prize 
To  thine  aspiring  eye. 

4  Blest  Saviour,  introduced  by  thee, 

Have  I  niy  race  begun  ; 
And  crowned  with  victory  at  thy  feet 
I'll  lay  my  honours  down. 

182 

THERE  is  a  land  of  pure  delight, 
Where  saints  immortal  reign ; 
Infinite  day  excludes  the  night, 
And  pleasures  banish  pain. 

2  There  everlasting  spring  abides, 

And  never  withering  flowers  ; 

Death,  like  a  narrow  sea,  divides 

This  heavenly  land  from  ours. 

3  Sweet  fields  beyond  the  swelling  flood, 

Stand  dressed  in  living  green  ; 

So  to  the  Jews  old  Canaan  stood, 

While  Jordan  rolled  between. 

4  But  timorous  mortals  start  and  shrink, 

To  cross  this  narrow  sea  ; 
And  linger,  shivering  on  the  brink, 
And  fear  to  launch  away. 

5  O  could  we  make  our  doubts  remove, 

Those  gloomy  doubts  that  rise, 
And  see  the  Canaan  that  we  love 
With  unbecloudcd  eyes : 

6  Could  we  but  climb  where  Moses  stood, 

And  view  the  landscape  o'er,   [flood 
Not  Jordan's  stream,  nor  death's  cold 
Should  fright  us  from  the  shore. 


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I. 


THE  God  of  mercy  be  adored, 
Who  calls  our  souls  from  death : 
Who  saves  by  his  redeeming  Word, 
And  new  creating  Breath. 

2  To  praise  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
And  spirit,  all  divine, 
The  One  in  Three,  and  Three  in  One, 
Let  saints  and  angels  join. 


184 


I 


HARK  the  glad  sound,  the  Saviour 
comes, 
The  Saviour  promised  long ; 
Let  every  heart  prepare  a  throne, 
And  every  voice  a  song. 

2  On  him  the  Spirit,  largely  poured, 

Exerts  his  sacred  fire ; 
Wisdom  and  might,  and  zeal  and  love 
His  holy  breast  inspire. 

3  He  comes  the  prisoners  to  release, 

In  Satan's  bondage  held ; 
The  gates  of  brass  before  him  burst, 
The  iron  fetters  yield. 

4  He  comes  the  broken  heart  to  bind, 

The  bleeding  soul  to  cure ; 
And  with  the  treasures  of  his  grace 
To  enrich  the  humble  poor. 


Our  glad  Hosannas,  Prince  of  Peace, 
Thy  welcome  shall  proclaim ; 

And  heaven's  eternal  arches  ring 
With  thy  beloved  name. 


185  I. 

TO  us  a  Child  of  hope  is  born, 
To  us  a  Son  is  given ; 
Him  shall  the  tribes  of  earth  obey, 
Him  all  the  hosts  of  heaven. 

2  His  name  shall  be  the  Prince  of  Peace, 

For  evermore  adored ; 
The  Wonderful,  the  Counselor, 
The  great  and  mighty  Lord  ! 

3  His  power,increasing,still  shall  spread  ; 

His  reign  no  end  shall  know : 
Justice  shall  guard  his  throne  above, 
And  peace  abound  below. 

4  To  us  a  Child  of  hope  is  born, 

To  us  a  Son  is  given ; 
The  Wonderful,  the  Counselor, 
The  mighty  Lord  of  heaven. 


186 


I. 


A  GLORY  gilds  the  sacred  page, 
Majestic,  like  the  sun ; 
It  gives  a  light  to  every  age, 
It  gives,  but  borrows  none. 


hymns  187,  188,  189,  190. 


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2  The  hand  that  gave  it  still  supplies 
//tC  ■Bin*  gracious  light  and  heat ; 

His  truths  upon  the  nations  rise ; 
They  rise  but  never  set. 

3  Let  everlasting  thanks  be  thine 

For  such  a  bright  display, 
As  makes  a  world  of  darkness  shine 
With  beams  of  heavenly  day. 

4  My  soul  rejoices  to  pursue 

The  steps  of  him  I  love, 
Till  glory  breaks  upon  my  view 
In  brighter  worlds  above. 

187  II. 

ALL  hail  the  power  of  Jesus'  name ! 
Let  angels  prostrate  fall ; 
Bring  forth  the  royal  diadem 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

2  Ye  chosen  seed  of  Israel's  race, 

Ye  ransomed  from  the  fall ; 
Hail  him  who  saves  you  by  his  grace, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

3  Sinners,  whose  love  can  ne'er  forget 

The  wormwood  and  the  gall ; 
Go  spread  your  trophies  at  his  feet, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

4  Let  every  kindred,  every  tribe, 

On  this  terrestial  ball, 
To  him  all  majesty  ascribe, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

5  0  that  with  yonder  sacred  throng, 

We  at  his  feet  may  fall ; 
We  '11  join  the  everlasting  song, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 


188 


II. 


0FOR  a  shout  of  sacred  joy 
To  God,  the  sovereign  King ! 
Let  every  land  their  tongues  employ 
And  hymns  of  triumph  sing. 

2  Jesus,  our  God,  ascends  on  high ; 

His  heavenly  guards  around 
Attend  him  rising  through  the  sky, 
With  trumpet's  joyful  sound. 

3  While  angels  shout  and  praise  their 

King, 
Let  mortals  learn  their  strains; 
Let  all  the  earth  his  honors  sing ; 
O'er  all  the  earth  he  reigns. 

4  In  Israel  stood  his  ancient  throne  ; 

He  loved  that  chosen  race ; 
But  now  he  calls  the  world  his  own, 
And  heathens  taste  his  grace. 


5  The  Gentile  nations  are  the  Lord's 
There  Abraham's  God  is  known  ; 
While  powers  and  princes,  shields  and 
Submit  before  his  throne,      [swords 

189  II. 

LO !  what  a  glorious  sight  appears 
To  our  believing  eyes ! 
The  earth  and  seas  are  passed  away, 
And  the  old  rolling  skies. 

2  From  the  third  heaven,  where  God  re- 

That  holy,  happy  place,  [sides, 

The  new  Jerusalem  comes  down, 
Adorned  with  shining  grace. 

3  Attending  angels  shout  for  joy, 

And  the  bright  armies  sing ; 
"  Mortals,  behold  the  sacred  seat 
Of  y oar  descending  King. 

4  "  The  God  of  glory  down  to  men 

Removes  his  blest  abode ; 
Men,  the  dear  objects  of  his  grace, 
And  he  the  loving  God. 

5  "  His  own  soft  hand  shall  wipe  the  tears 

From  every  weeping  eye ; 
And  pains  and  groans,  and  griefs  and 
And  death  itself  shall  die."      [fears, 

6  How  long,  dear  Saviour,  O  how  long 

Shall  this  bright  hour  delay  ? 
Fly  swifter  round,  ye  wheels  of  time, 
And  bring  the  welcome  day. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

190 

ON  Jordan's  stormy  banks  I  stand, 
And  cast  a  wishful  eye 
To  Canaan's  fair  and  happy  land, 
Where  my  possessions  lie. 

2  O  the  transporting,  rapturous  scene, 

That  rises  to  my  sight ; 
Sweet  fields  arrayed  in  living  green, 
And  rivers  of  delight. 

3  There  generous  fruits,  that  never  fail, 

On  trees  immortal  grow  ; 
There  rocks  and  hills,  and  brooks  and 
With  milk  and  honey  flow,     [vales, 

4  On  all  these  wide  extended  plains 

Shines  one  eternal  day ; 
There  God  the  Son  forever  reigns, 
And  scatters  night  away. 

5  No  chilling  winds  nor  poisonous  breath 

Can  reach  that  healthful  shore  ; 
Sickness  and  sorrow,  pain  and  death, 
Are  felt  and  feared  no  more. 


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¥E  praise  and  bless  thee,  gracious 
Our  Saviour  kind  and  true,  [Lord, 
For  all  the  old  things  passed  away, 
For  all  thou  hast  made  new. 

2  Thou,  only  thou,  must  carry  on 
The  work  thou  hast  begun : 
Of  thine  own  strength  thou  must  im- 
In  thine  own  ways  to  run.        [part, 

8  When  the  flesh  sinks,  then  strengthen 

The  spirit  from  above ;  [thou 

Make  us  to  feel  thy  service  sweet, 

And  light  thy  yoke  of  love. 

4  So  shall  we  faultless  stand  at  Inst 
Before  the  Father's  throne, 
The  blessedness  for  ever  ours, 
The  glory  all  thine  own. 


192  i. 

HOW  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  sounds 
In  a  believer's  ear !  [wounds, 

It    soothes    his    sorrows,   heals    his 
And  drives  away  his  fear. 

2  It  makes  the  wounded  spirit  whole, 

And  calms  the  troubled  breast ; 
'Tis  manna  to  the  hungry  soul, 
And  to  the  weary  rest. 

3  Dear  Name,  the  Rock  on  which  I  build, 

My  shield  and  hiding-place; 


My  never-failing  treasury,  filled 
With  boundless  stores  of  grace. 

4  Jesus,  my  Shepherd,  Husband,  Friend, 

My  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King; 
My  Lord,  my  Life,  my  Way,  my  End, 
Accept  the  praise  I  bring. 

5  Weak  is  the  effort  of  my  heart, 

And  cold  my  warmest  thought ; 
But  when  I  see  thee  as  thou  art, 
I  '11  praise  thee  as  I  ought. 

Till  then  I  would  thy  love  proclaim 
With  every  fleeting  breath ; 

And  may  the  music  of  thy  name 
Refresh  my  soul  in  death. 


193 


II. 


IVTOT  to  the  terrors  of  the  Lord, 

ll   The  tempest,  fire  and  smoke  ; 

Not  to  the  thunder  of  that  word, 

Which  God  on  Sinai  spoke ; 

But  we  are  come  to  Zion's  hill, 

The  city  of  our  God, 
Where  milder  words  declare  his  will, 

And  spread  his  love  abroad. 

Behold  the  innumerable  host 
Of  angels  clothed  in  light ; 

Behold  the  spirits  of  the  just, 
Whose  faith  is  turned  to  sight. 


hymns  194,  195,  196,  197,  198. 


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Behold  the  blest  assembly  there, 

Whose  names  are  writ  in  heaven ; 
And  God,  the  judge  of  all  declares 

Their  vilest  sins  forgiven. 
The  saints  on  earth,  and  all  the  dead, 

But  one  communion  make ; 
All  join  in  Christ,  their  living  head, 

And  of  his  grace  partake. 


194 


II. 


COME,  let  us  lift  our  joyful  eyes, 
Up  to  the  courts  above, 
And  smile  to  see  our  Father  there, 
Upon  a  throne  of  love. 

2  Now  we  may  bow  before  his  feet, 

And  venture  near  the  Lord : 

No  fiery  cherub  guards  his  seat, 

Is  or  double  flaming  sword. 

3  The  peaceful  gates  of  heavenly  bliss, 

Are  opened  by  the  Son ; 
High  let  us  raise  our  notes  of  praise, 
And  reach  the  eternal  throne. 

4  To  thee  ten  thousand  thanks  we  bring,! 

Great  Advocate  on  high ; 
And  glory  to  the  almighty  King, 
That  lays  his  fury  by. 


2  The  dying  thief  rejoiced  to  see 

That  fountain  in  his  day ; 
And  there  may  I,  though  vile  as  he, 
Wash  all  my  sins  away. 

3  Dear  dying  Lamb,  thy  precious  blood 

Shall  never  lose  its  power, 
Till  all  the  ransomed  church  of  God 
Be  saved  to  sin  no  more. 

4  E'er  since  by  faith  I  saw  the  stream, 

Thy  flowing  wounds  supply, 
Redeeming  love  has  been  my  theme, 
And  shall  be  till  I  die. 

5  Then,  in  a  nobler,  sweeter  song, 
I'll  sing  thy  power  to  save ; 

When  this  poor  lisping,  stammering 
Lies  silent  in  the  grave.         [tongue 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

195 

MY  God !  my  Father !  blissful  name ! 
Oh !  may  I  call  thee  mine ! 
May  I  with  sweet  assurance  claim 
A  portion  so  divine  ? 

2  This  only  can  my  fears  control, 

And  bid  my  sorrows  fly : 
What  harm  can  ever  reach  my  soul 
Beneath  my  Father's  eye  ? 

3  Whate'er  thy  providence  denies, 

I  calmly  would  resign ; 
For  thou  art  good,  and  just,  and  wise ; 
Oh !  bend  my  will  to  thine. 

4  Whate'er  thy  sacred  will  ordains, 

Oh  !  give  me  strength  to  bear; 
Let  me  but  know  my  father  reigns, 
And  trust  his  tender  care. 

196 

THERE  is  a  fountain  filled  with  blood, 
Drawn  from  Immanuel's  veins, 
And  sinners  plunged  beneath  that  flood 
Lose  all  their  guilty  stains. 


197 

BLEST  morning,whose  first  dawning 
Beheld  our  rising  God ;  [light 

That  saw  him  triumph  o'er  the  dust, 
And  leave  his  last  abode. 

2  To  thy  great  name,  almighty  Lord, 

These  sacred  hours  we  pay, 
And  loud  hosannas  shall  proclaim 
The  triumph  of  the  day. 

3  In  the  cold  prison  of  the  tomb, 

The  dear  Redeemer  lay, 
Till  the  revolving  skies  had  brought 

The  third,  the  appointed  day. 
i  Hell  and  the  grave  unite  their  force, 

To  hold  our  God,  in  vain ; 
The  sleeping  Conqueror  arose, 

And  burst  their  feeble  chain. 
5  Salvation  and  immortal  praise 

To  our  victorious  King ; 
Let  heaven  and  earth,  and  rocks  and 

With  glad  hosannas  ring.         [seas, 

198         For  Children  Only. 

I  THANK  the  goodness  and  the  grace 
That  on  my  birth  have  smiled, 
And  made  me,  in  these  latter  days, 
A  happy,  Christian  child. 

2  I  was  not  born  as  thousands  are, 

Where  God  is  never  known, 
And  taught  to  say  a  useless  prayer 
To  gods  of  wood  and  stone. 

3  My  God,  I  thank  thee, who  hast  planned 

A  better  lot  for  me, 
And  placed  me  in  this  favored  land, 
Where  I  may  hear  of  thee. 


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hymns  199,  200,  201. 


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PRAISE  waits  in  Zion,  Lord,  for  thee, 
There  shall  our  vows  be  paid ; 
Thou  hast  an  ear  when  sinners  pray, 
All  flesh  shall  seek  thine  aid. 

2  Lord,  our  iniquities  prevail, 

But  pardoning  grace  is  thine, 
And  thou  wilt  grant  us  power  and  skill 
To  conquer  every  sin. 

3  Blest  are  the  men  whom  thou  wilt 

To  bring  them  near  thy  face,  [choose 
Give  them  a  dwelling  in  thy  house, 
To  feast  upon  thy  grace. 

4  In  answering  what  thy  church  requests, 

Thy  truth  and  terror  shine, 
Thy  works  of  dreadful  righteousness 
Fulfil  thy  kind  design. 

5  Thus  shall  the  wondering  nations  see 

The  Lord  is  good  and  just ; 
And  distant  islands  fly  to  thee, 
And  make  thy  name  their  trust. 


200 


I. 


EARLY,  my  God,  without  delay, 
I  haste  to  seek  thy  face ; 
My  thirsty  spirit  faints  away, 
Without  thy  cheering  grace. 


2  I've  seen  thy  glory  and  thy  power 

Through  all  thy  temple  shine ; 
My  God,  repeat  that  heavenly  hour, 
That  vision  so  divine. 

3  Not  all  the  blessings  of  a  feast 

Can  please  my  soul  so  well, 

As  when  thy  richer  grace  I  taste, 

And  in  thy  presence  dwell. 

4  Not  life  itself,  with  all  its  joys, 

Can  my  best  passions  move, 
Or  raise  so  high  my  cheerful  voice, 
As  thy  forgiving  love. 

5  Thus  till  my  last  expiring  day, 

I'll  bless  my  God  and  King ; 
Thus  will  I  lift  my  hands  to  pray, 
And  tune  my  lips  to  sing. 


201 


I. 


LET  them  neglect  thy  glory,  Lord, 
Who  never  knew  thy  grace  ; 
But  our  loud  songs  shall  still  record 
The  wonders  of  thy  praise. 

2  We  raise  our  shouts,  O  God,  to  thee, 
And  send  them  to  thy  throne ; 
All  glorv  to  the  United  Three, 
The  Undivided  One. 

B  'Twas  he,  and  we'll  adore  his  name, 
That  formed  us  by  a  word ; 
Tis  he  restores  our  ruined  frame ; 
Salvation  to  the  Lord ! 


hymns  202,  203,  204,  205,  206. 


257 


4  Hosanna !  let  the  earth  and  skies 
Repeat  the  joyful  sound  ; 
Rocks,  hills  and  vales,  reflect  the  voice 
In  one  eternal  round. 


202 


II. 


COME,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs, 
With  angels  round  the  throne ; 
Ten    thousand    thousand    are    their 
But  all  their  joys  are  one.    [tongues, 

2  "  Worthy  the  Lamb  that  died,  they  crv, 

"  To  be  exalted  thus." 
"  Worthy  the  Lamb,"  our  lips  reply, 
14  For  he  was  slain  for  us." 

3  Let  all  that  dwell  above  the  sky, 

And  air,  and  earth,  and  seas, 
Conspire  to  lift  thy  glories  high, 
And  speak  thine  endless  praise. 

4  The  whole  creation  join  in  one, 

To  bless  the  sacred  name 
Of  him  who  sits  upon  the  throne, 
And  to  adore  the  Lamb. 


203 


II. 


HOW  glorious  is  the  sacred  place 
Where  we  adoring  stand ; 
Zion,  the  joy  of  all  the  earth, 
The  beauty  of  the  land. 

2  Bulwarks  of  mighty  grace  defend 

The  city  where  we  dwell ; 
The  walls,  of  strong  salvation  made, 
Defy  the  assaults  of  hell. 

3  Lift  up  the  everlasting  gates, 

The  doors  wide  open  fling ; 
Enter  ye  nations  that  obey 
The  statutes  of  your  King. 

4  Trust  in  the  Lord,  forever  trust, 

And  banish  all  your  fears  ; 
Strength  in  the  Lord  Jehovah  dwells, 
Eternal  as  his  years. 


204 


II, 


PRAISE  to  the  Lord  for  all  the  host 
Who  have  gone  safe  above, 
Have  passed  the  sea  by  tempests  toss'd, 
And  reached  the  land  of  love. 

2  Mourners  they  were — they  weep  not 

now; 
Sick — now  they  know  not  pain : 
And  glory  shines  on  every  brow 
Of  that  once  feeble  tram. 

3  O  blest,  and  beautiful,  and  bright, 

How  fair  their  white  robes  gleam  ! 

17 


O  to  behold  the  glorious  sight, 
Without  a  veil  between  ! 

4  Yet  once,  like  us,  with  trembling  fear, 

Their  unknown  paths  they  viewed : 
Now,  God  has  wiped  away  each  tear, 
From  all  that  multitude. 

5  Shout !  they  have  gained  their  rest  at 

The  port  where  they  would  be ;  [last, 
Thro'  adverse  gales  and  tempest's  blast, 
Their  followers  still  are  we. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

205 

FIRM  as  the  earth  thy  gospel  stands, 
My  Lord,  my  hope,  my  trust : 
If  I  am  found  in  Jesus'  hands, 
My  soul  can  ne'er  be  lost. 

2  His  honor  is  engaged  to  save 

The  meanest  of  his  sheep  ; 
All  that  his  heavenly  Father  gave, 
His  hands  securely  keep. 

3  Nor  death  nor  hell  shall  e'er  remove 

His  favorites  from  his  breast ; 
In  the  .dear  bosom  of  his  love, 
They  must  forever  rest. 

206 

WHILST  thee  I  seek,protecting  pow- 
Be  my  vain  wishes  stilled ;      [er, 
And  may  this  consecrated  hour 
With  better  hopes  be  filled. 

2  Thy  love  the  power  of  thought  bestow- 

To  thee  my  thoughts  would  soar ;  fed, 
Thy  mercy  o'er  my  life  has  flowed ; 
That  mercy  I  adore. 

3  In  each  event  of  life,  how  clear 

Thy  ruling  hand  I  see  ; 
Each  blessing  to  my  soul  most  clear, 
Because  conferred  by  thee. 

4  In  every  joy  that  crowns  my  days, 

In  every  pain  I  bear, 
My  heart  shall  find  delight  in  praise, 
Or  seek  relief  in  prayer. 

5  When  gladness  wings  the  favored  hour, 

Thy  love  my  thoughts  shall  fill ; 
Resigned,  when  storms  of  sorrow  lour 
My  soul  shall  meet  thy  will. 

6  My  lifted  eye,  without  a  tear, 

The  gathering  storm  shall  see, 
My  steadfast  heart  shall  know  no  fear; 
That  heart  will  rest  on  thee. 


258  hymns  207,  208,  209. 

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And  make  my  heart  sincere : 
Let  sin  have  no  dominion,  Lord, 
But  keep  my  conscience  clear. 


207 


I  WAITED  patient  for  the  Lord, 
He  bowed  to  hear  my  cry ; 
He  saw  me  resting  on  his  word, 
And  brought  salvation  nigh*. 

:2  Firm  on  a  rock  he  made  me  stand, 
And  taught  my  cheerful  tongue 
To  praise  the  wonders  of  his  hand, 
In  a  new  thankful  song. 

3  I'll  spread  his  works  of  grace  abroad, 
The  saints  with  joy  shall  hear, 
And  sinners  learn  to  make  my  God, 
Their  only  hope  and  fear. 


208 


I. 


0!  that  the  Lord  would  guide  my 
To  keep  his  statutes  still !      [ways 
O  !  that  my  God  would  grant  me  grace 
To  know  and  do  his  will ! 

2  O !  send  thy  Spirit  down  to  write 

Thy  law  upon  my  heart ; 
Nor  let  my  tongue  indulge  deceit, 
Nor  act  the  liar's  part. 

3  From  vanity  turn  off  my  eyes ; 

Let  no  corrupt  design, 
Nor  covetous  desires  arise 
Within  this  soul  of  mine. 


209 


II 


OUR  God,  our  help  in  ages  past, 
Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 
Our  shelter  from  the  stormy  blast, 
And  our  eternal  home. 

2  Before  the  hills  in  order  stood, 

Or  earth  received  her  frame, 
From  everlasting  thou  art  God, 
To  endless  years  the  same. 

3  Thy  word  commands  our  flesh  to  dust, 

"  Return,  ye  sons  of  men ;" 
All  nations  rose  from  earth  at  first, 
And  turn  to  earth  again. 

4  A  thousand  ages  in  thy  sight 

Are  like  an  evening  gone ; 
Short  as  the  watch  that  ends  the  night 
Before  the  rising  dawn. 

5  Time,  like  an  ever-rolling  stream, 

Bears  all  its  sons  away  ; 
They  fly,  forgotten,  as  a  dream 
Dies  at  the  opening  day. 

6  Our  God,  our  help  in  ages  past, 

Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 
Be  thou  our  guard  while  troubles  last, 
And  our  eternal  home. 


hymns  210,  211,  212,  213,  214,  215. 


259 


210 


II 


BEHOLD,  the  mountain  of  the  Lord, 
In  latter  days,  shall  rise 
Above  the  mountains  and  the  hills, 
And  draw  the  wondering  eyes. 

2  To  this  the  joyful  nations  round, 

All  tribes  and  tongues  shall  flow  ; 
"  Up  to  the  hill  of  God,"  they  say, 
"  And  to  his  courts  we'll  go." 

3  The  beams  that  shine  on  Zion's  hill 

Shall  lighten  every  land ; 
The  King  who  reigns  in  Zion's  towers, 
Shall  all  the  world  command. 

4  Come  then — O !  come  from  every  land, 

To  worship  at  his  shrine : 
And  walking  in  the  light  of  God, 
With  holy  beauties  shine. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

211 

DEAR  Shepherd  of  thy  people,  hear  ; 
Thy  presence  now  display ; 
As  thou  hast  given  a  place  for  prayer, 
So  give  us  hearts  to  pray. 
2  Within  these  walls  let  holy  peace, 
AncMove  and  concord  dwell ; 
Here  give  the  troubled  conscience  ease, 
The  wounded  spirit  heal. 

212 

DIDST  thou,  dear  Jesus,  suffer  shame, 
And  bear  the  cross  for  me  ? 
And  shall  I  fear  to  own  thy  name, 
Or  thy  disciple  be  ? 

2  Forbid  it,  Lord,  that  I  should  dread 

To  suffer  shame  or  loss ; 
O !  let  me  in  thy  footsteps  tread, 
And  glory  in  thy  cross. 

3  Inspire  my  soul  with  life  divine, 

And  holy  courage  bold  :         [shine, 

Let  knowledge,  faith,  and  meekness 

.Nor  love  nor  zeal  grow  cold. 

4  Say  to  my  soul,  "  Why  dost  thou  fear 

The  face  of  feeble  clay  ? 
Behold  thy  Saviour  ever  near, 
Will  guard  thee  in  the  way." 

5  0 !  how  my  soul  would  rise  and  run 

At  this  reviving  word ; 
Nor  any  painful  sufferings  shun, 
To  follow  thee,  my  Lord. 


213 

MY  Saviour,  let  me  hear  thy  voice 
Pronounce  the  word  of  peace, 
And  all  my  warmest  powers  shall  join 
To  celebrate  thy  grace. 

2  Cheerful,  where'er  thy  hand  shall  lead, 

The  darkest  pa\h  I  '11  tread ; 
Cheerful  I  '11  quit  these  mortal  shores , 
And  mingle  with  the  dead. 

3  When  dreadful  guilt  is  done  away, 

No  other  fears  we  know : 
That    hand   which   scatters   pardon 
Shall  crowns  of  life  bestow,  [down, 


214 

IN  all  my  vast  concerns  with  thee, 
In  vain  my  soul  would  try 
To  shun  thy  presence,  Lord,  or  flee 
The  notice  of  thine  eye. 

2  Thy  all-surrounding  sight  surveys 

My  rising  and  my  rest, 
My  public  walks,  my  private  ways, 
And  secrets  of  my  breast. 

3  O  wondrous  knowledge,  deep  and  high, 

Where  can  a  creature  hide  ? 
Within  thy  circling  arms  I  lie, 
Enclosed  on  every  side. 

4  So  let  thy  grace  surround  me  still, 

And  like  a  bulwark  prove, 
To  guard  my  soul  from  every  ill, 
Secured  by  sovereign  love. 


215 

GREAT  God,  before  thy  mercy  seat, 
Abased  in  dust  1  fall ; 
My  crimes  of  complicated  guilt, 
Aloud  for  judgment  call. 

2  I  own  my  ways  to  be  corrupt, 
My  duties  stained  with  sin : 

Make  thou  my  broken  spirit  whole, 
My  burdened  conscience  clean. 

3  Lord,  send  thy  Spirit  from  above, 

Implant  a  holy  fear ; 
And  through  thine  all  abounding  grace, 
Bring  thy  salvation  near. 

4  On  my  distressed,  benighted  soul, 

O  !  cause  thy  face  to  shine ; 
Make  me  to  hear  thy  pardoning  voice, 
'        And  tell  me  I  am  thine. 


260 


hymns  216,  217,  218. 


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216 


FATHER  of  peace,  and  God  of  love, 
We  own  thy  power  to  save ; 
That  power  by  which  our  Shepherd 
Victorious  o'er  the  grave.         [rose, 

2  We  triumph  in  that  Shepherd's  name, 

Still  watchful  for  our  good, 
Who    brought  the  eternal    covenant 
And  sealed  it  with  his  blood,  [down, 

3  So  may  thy  Spirit  seal  my  soul, 

And  mould  it  to  thy  will ; 
That  my  fond  heart  no  more  may  stray, 
But  keep  thy  covenant  still. 

4  Still  may  we  gain  superior  strength, 

And  press  with  vigor  on, 
Till  full  perfection  crown  our  hopes, 
And  fix  us  near  thy  throne. 


217 


I 


FATHER,  I  sing  thy  wondrous  grace, 
I  bless  my  Saviour's  name, 
He  bought  salvation  for  the  poor, 
And  bore  the  sinner's  shame. 

2  His  deep  distress  has  raised  us  high, 
His  duty  and  his  zeal 
Fulfilled  the  law  which  mortals  broke, 
And  finished  all  thy  wilL 


3  His  dying  groans,  his  living  songs, 

Shall  better  please  my  God, 
Than  harp  or  trumpet's  solemn  sound, 
Than  goat's  or  bullock's  blood. 

4  This  shall  his  humble  followers  see, 

And  set  their  hearts  at  rest ; 
They  by  his  death  draw  near  to  thee, 
And  live  for  ever  blest. 

5  Let  heaven  and  all  that  dwell  on  high, 

To  God  their  voices  raise, 
While  lands  and  seas  assist  the  sky, 
And  join  t'  advance  his  praise. 

6  Zion  is  thine,  most  holy  God, 

Thy  Son  shall  bless  her  gates ; 
And  glory  purchased  by  his  blood, 
For  thine  own  Israel  waits. 


218 


I. 


JESUS,  the  very  thought  of  thee 
With  gladness  fills  my  breast ; 
But  dearer  far  thy  face  to  see, 
And  in  thy  presence  rest. 

Nor  voice  can  sing,  nor  heart  can  frame , 

Nor  can  the  memory  find 
A  sweeter  sound  than  thy  blest  name, 

O  Saviour  of  mankind ! 

O  Hope  of  every  contrite  heart, 

O  Joy  of  all  the  meek ! 
To  those  who  fall,  how  kind  thou  art, 

How  good  to  those  who  seek ! 


hymns  219,  220.  221,  222. 


261 


4  And  those  who  find  thee,  find  a  bliss 

Xor  tongue  nor  pen  can  show : 
The  love  of  Jesus — what  it  is, 
None  but  his  loved  ones  know. 

5  Jesus,  our  only  joy  be  thou ! 

As  thou  our  prize  wilt  be ; 
Jesus,  be  thou  our  glory  now, 
And  through  eternity ! 


219 


II. 


LOXG  as  I  live  I'll  bless  thy  name, 
My  King,  my  God  of  love ; 
My  work  and  joy  shall  be  the  same, 
In  the  bright  world  above. 

2  Great  is  the  Lord,  his  power  unknown, 

And  let  his  praise  be  great : 
I'll  sing  the  honors  of  thy  throne, 
Thy  works  of  grace  repeat. 

3  Thy  grace  shall  dwell  upon  my  tongue: 

And  while  my  lips  rejoice, 
The  men  that  hear  my  sacred  song 
Shall  join  their  cheerful  voice. 

4  Fathers  to  sons  shall  teach  thy  name, 

And  children  learn  thy  ways ; 

Ages  to  come  thy  truth  proclaim, 

And  nations  sound  thy  praise. 


220 


II 


7  Through  all  eternity  to  thee 
A  joyful  song  I'll  raise  ; 
But  O !  eternity's  too  short 
To  utter  all  thy  praise. 


WHEX  all  thy  mercies,  O  my  God, 
i  T    My  rising  soul  surveys. 
Transported  with  the  view  I'm  lost 
In  wonder,  love  and  praise. 

2  Unnumbered  comforts  to  nry  soul 

Thy  tender  care  bestowed, 
Before  my  infant  heart  conceived 
From  whom  those  comforts  flowed. 

3  When  in  the  slippery  paths  of  youth, 

"With  heedless  steps  I  ran, 
Thine  arm,  unseen,  conveyed  me  safe, 
And  led  me  up  to  man. 

4  When  worn  by  sickness,  oft  hast  thou 

With  health  renewed  my  face ; 
And  when  in  sin  and  sorrow  sunk, 
Revived  my  soul  with  grace. 

5  Ten  thousand  thousand  precious  gifts 

My  daily  thanks  employ ; 
Xor"is  the" least  a  cheerful  heart, 
That  tastes  those  gifts  with  joy. 

6  Through  every  period  of  my  life 

Thy  goodne'ss  I'll  pursue ; 
And  after  death,  in  distant  worlds, 
The  glorious  theme  renew. 


For  Social  axd  Private  Worship. 

221 

COME,  let  our  hearts  and  voices  join, 
To  praise  the  Saviour's  name ; 
Whose  truth  and  kindness  are  divine, 
Whose  love 's  a  constant  flame. 

2  When  most  we  need  his  gracious  hand, 

This  Friend  is  always  near ; 
With  heaven  and  earth  at  his  command, 
He  waits  to  answer  prayer. 

3  His  love  no  end  nor  measure  knows,        .  , 

No  change  can  turn isii^course:  aA& 

Immutably'the  same  it  flows, 
From  one  eternal  source. 

4  When  frowns  appear  to  veil  his  face, 

And  clouds  surround  his  throne ; 
He  hides  the  purpose  of  his  grace, 
To  make  it  better  known. 

5  And  when  our  dearest  comforts  fall, 

Before  his  sovereign  will, 

He  never  takes  away  our  all ; 

Himself  he  gives  us  still. 

222 

OTH  OU  who  driest  the  mourner's  tear, 
How  dark  this  world  would  be, 
If,  pierced  by  sins  and  sorrows  here, 
We  could  not  fly  to  thee ! 

2  The  friends,  who  in  our  sunshine  live, 

When  winter  comes,  are  flown ; 
And  he  who  has  but  tears  to  give, 
Must  weep  those  tears  alone. 

3  But  thou  wilt  heal  that  broken  heart, 

Which,  like  the  plants  that  throw 
Their  fragrance  from  the  wounded  part, 
Breathes  sweetness  out  of  wo. 

4  When  joy  no  longer  soothes  or  cheers, 

And  e'en  the  hope  that  threw 

A  moment's  sparkle  o'er  our  tears, 

Is  dimmed  and  vanished  too ; 

5  O  who  can  bear  life's  stormy  doom, 

Did  not  thy  wing  of  love        [gloom 
Come  brightly  wafting  through   the 
Our  peace-branch  from  above  ? 

6  Then  sorrow,  touched  by  thee,  grow3 

Wtih  more  than  rapture's  ray;  [bright 
As  darkness  shows  us  worlds  of  light, 
We  never  saw  by  day. 


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FOR  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
My  Saviour  and  my  Shield ; 
He  sends  his  Spirit  with  his  word, 
To  arm  me  for  the  field. 

2  When  sin  and  hell  their  force  unite, 

He  makes  my  soul  his  care ; 
Instructs  me  in  the  heavenly  fight, 
And  guards  me  through  the  war. 

3  A  Friend  and  Helper  so  divine 

My  fainting  hope  shall  raise ; 
He  makes  the  glorious  victory  mine, 
And  his  shall  be  the  praise. 


224  I. 

0!  HOW  I  love  thy  holy  law ! 
Tis  daily  my  delight : 
And  thence  my  meditations  draw 
Divine  advice  by  night. 

2  My  waking  eyes  prevent  the  day, 

"To  meditate  thy  word : 
My  soul  with  longing  melts  away, 
To  hear  thy  gospel,  Lord. 

3  Thy  heavenly  words  my  heart  engage, 

And  well  employ  my  tongue, 
And  hi  my  tiresome  pilgrimage 
Yield  me  a  heavenly  song. 


4  Am  I  a  stranger,  or  at  home, 

'Tis  my  perpetual  feast ; 
Not  honey  dropping  from  the  comb 
So  much  allures  the  taste. 

5  No  treasures  so  enrich  the  mind ; 

Nor  shall  thy  word  be  sold 

For  loads  of  silver  well  refined, 

Nor  heaps  of  choicest  gold. 

6  When  nature  sinks,  and  spirits  droop, 

Thy  promises  of  grace 
Are  pillars  to  support  my  hope ; 
And  there  I  write  thy  praise. 


225 


II. 


BEHOLD  the  glories  of  the  Lamb, 
Amidst  his  Father's  throne : 
Prepare  new  honors  for  his  name, 
And  songs  before  unknown. 

2  Now  to  the  Lamb  that  once  was  slain, 

Be  endless  blessings  paid ; 
Salvation,  glory,  joy  remain 
For  ever  on  thy  head. 

3  Thou  hast  redeemed  our  souls  with 

Hast  set  the  prisoners  free,     [blood, 
Hast  made  us  kings  and  priests  to  God, 
And  we  shall  reign  with  thee. 

4  The  worlds  of  nature  and  of  grace 

Are  put  beneath  thy  power ; 
Then  shorten  these  delaying  days, 
And  bring  the  promised  hour. 


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hymns  226,  227,  228,  229,  230. 


263 


226  II- 

HOW  did  my  heart  rejoice  to  hear 
My  friends  devoutly  say, 
In  Zion  let  us  all  appear, 
And  keep  the  solemn  day. 

2  I  love  her  gates,  I  love  the  road ; 

The  church,  adorned  with  grace, 
Stands  like  a  palace  built  for  God, 
To  show  his  milder  face. 

3  Up  to  her  courts,  with  joy  unknown, 

The  holy  tribes  repair ; 
The  Son  of  David  holds  his  throne, 
And  sits  in  judgment  there. 

4  Peace  be  within  this  sacred  place, 

And  joy  a  constant  guest ; 
With  holy  gifts  and  heavenly  grace 
Be  her  attendants  blest. 

5  My  soul  shall  pray  for  Zion  still, 

While  life  or  breath  remains ;  [dwell, 
There  my  best  friends,  my  kindred 
There  God,  my  Saviour,  reigns. 


227 

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Ajid  freed  from  every  weight  of  sin, 
Their  holy  footsteps  trace. 

3  Behold  a  Witness  nobler  still, 

Who  trod  affliction's  path; 
Jesus,  the  author,  finisher, 
Rewarder  of  our  faith. 

4  He  for  the  joy  before  him  set, 

And  moved  by  pitying  love, 
Endured  the  cross,  despised  the  shame, 
And  now  he  reigns  above. 

5  Thither,  forgetting  things  behind, 

Press  we  to  God's  right  hand ; 
There,  with  the  Saviour  and  his  saints, 
Triumphantly  to  stand. 


II. 

0  Lord,  with  songs  of 
praise, 
Shall  in  thy  strength  rejoice ; 
And,  blest  with  thy  salvation  raise 
To  heaven  a  cheerful  voice. 

2  Thy  sure  defence,  thro'  nations  round, 

Hath  spread  our  country's  name ; 
And  all  her  humble  efforts  crowned 
With  freedom  and  with  fame. 

3  In  deep  distress  a  patriot  band 

Implored  thy  power  to  save ; 
For  liberty  they  prayed ;  thy  hand 
The  timely  blessing  gave. 

4  On  thee,  in  want,  in  wo  or  pain, 

Our  hearts  alone  rely ; 
Our  rights  thy  mercy  will  maintain, 
And  all  our  wants  supply. 

5  Thus,  Lord,  thy  wondrous  power  de- 

And  still  exalt  thy  fame ;         [clare. 
While  we  glad  songs  of  praise  prepared 
For  thine  almighty  name. 


228 


II 


LO,  what  a  cloud  of  witnesses 
Encompass  us  around ; 
Men  once  like  us  with  suffering  tried, 
But  now  with  glory  crowned. 
2  Let  us  with  zeal  like  theirs  inspired, 
Strive  in  the  Christian  race ; 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

229 

COME,  Lord,  and  warm  each  languid 
heart. 
Inspire  each  lifeless  tongue ; 
And  let  the  joys  of  heaven  impart 
Their  influence  to  our  song. 

2  Come,  Lord,  thy  love  alone  can  raise 

In  us  the  heavenly  flame ; 
Then  shall  our  lips  resound  thy  praise, 
Our  hearts  adore  thy  name. 

3  Dear  Saviour,  let  thy  glory  shine, 

And  fill  thy  dwellings  here, 
Till  life,  and  love,  and  joy  divine, 
A  heaven  on  earth  appear. 

230 

COME,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 
With  all  thy  quickening  powers, 
Kindle  a  flame  of  sacred  love 

In  these  cold  hearts  of  ours. 
Look  how  we  grovel  here  below, 

Fond  of  these  trifling  toys : 
Our  souls  can  neither  fly  nor  go, 

To  reach  eternal  joys. 
In  vain  we  tune  our  formal  songs, 

In  vain  we  strive  to  rise ; 
Hosannas  languish  on  our  tongues, 

And  our  devotion  dies. 
Dear  Lord,  and  shall  we  ever  live 

At  this  poor,  dying  rate ; 
Our  love  so  faint,  so  cold  to  thee, 

And  thine  to  us  so  great  ? 
Come,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 

With  all  thy  quickening  powers, 
Come,  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love, 

And  that  shall  kindle  ours. 


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ENTHRONED  on  high,  Almighty 
Lord, 
The  Holy  Ghost  send  down ; 
Fulfil  in  us  thy  faithful  word, 
And  all  thy  mercies  crown. 

2  Spirit  of  life,  and  light,  and  love, 

Thy  heavenly  influence  give ; 
Quicken  our  souls,  our  guilt  remove, 
That  we  in  Christ  may  live. 

3  To  our  benighted  minds  reveal 

The  glories  of  his  grace, 
And  bring  us  where  no  clouds  conceal 
The  brightness  of  his  face. 

4  His  love  within  us  shed  abroad, 

Life's  ever-springing  well; 
Till  God  in  us,  and  we  in  God, 
In  love  eternal  dwell. 


3  Thy  light,  and  strength,  and  pardoning 
And  glory  shall  be  mine ;        [grace, 
My  life  and  soul,  my  heart  and  flesh, 
And  all  my  powers  are  thine. 


233 


II 


232 


I. 


THE  promise  of  my  Father's  love 
Shall  stand  forever  good ; 
He  said,  and  gave  his  soul  to  death, 
And  sealed  the  grace  with  blood. 

2  To  this  dear  covenant  of  thy  word 
I  set  my  worthless  name ; 
I  seal  the  engagement  to  my  Lord, 
And  make  my  humble  claim. 


&OD  of  our  life,  thy  various  praise 
Let  mortal  voices  sound ; 
Thy  hand  revolves  our  fleeting  days, 
And  brings  the  seasons  round. 

2  In  every  scene  of  life,  thy  care, 

In  every  age,  we  see ; 
And  constant  as  thy  favors  are, 
So  let  our  praises  be. 

3  Still  may  thy  love,  in  every  scene, 

To  every  age  appear ; 
And  let  the  same  compassion  deign 
To  bless  the  opening  year. 

4  If  mercy  smile,  let  mercy  bring 

My  wandering  soul  to  God ; 
And  in  affliction  I  shall  sing, 
If  thou  wilt  bless  the  rod. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

234 

FATHER  of  mercies,  in  thy  word, 
What  endless  glory  shines ! 
For  ever  be  thy  name  adored, 
For  these  celestial  lines. 


hymns  235,  236,  237,  238,  239. 


265 


2  Here  the  Redeemer's  welcome  voice, 

Spreads  heavenly  peace  around ; 
And  life  and  everlasting  joys 
Attend  the  blissful  sound. 

3  O  !  may  these  heavenly  pages  be 

My  ever  dear  delight ; 
And  still  new  beauties  may  I  see, 
And  still  increasing  light. 

4  Divine  Instructor,  gracious  Lord, 

Be  thou  for  ever  near ! 
Teach  me  to  love  thy  sacred  word, 
And  view  my  Saviour  there. 

235 

FATHER,  whate'er  of  earthly  bliss 
Thy  sovereign  will  denies, 
Accepted  at  thy  throne  of  grace, 
Let  this  petition  rise : — 

2  Give  me  a  calm,  a  thankful  heart, 

From  every  murmur  free ; 
The  blessings  of  thy  grace  impart, 
And  make  me  live  to  thee. 

3  Let  the  sweet  hope  that  thou  art  mine 

My  life  and  death  attend ; 
Thy  presence  thro'  my  journey  shine, 
And  crown  my  journey's  end. 

236 

p  OD,  my  supporter  and  my  hope, 
VT  My  help  for  ever  near, 
Thine  arm  of  mercy  held  me  up, 
When  sinking  in  despair. 

2  Thy  counsels,  Lord,  shall  guide  my  feet 

Through  life's  dark  wilderness ; 
Thine  hand  conduct  me  near  thy  seat, 
To  dwell  before  thy  face. 

3  Were  I  in  heaven  without  my  God, 

'T would  be  no  joy  to  me ; 
And  whilst  this  earth  is  my  abode, 
I  long  for  none  but  thee. 

4  But  to  draw  near  to  thee,  my  God, 

Shall  be  my  sweet  employ ; 
My  tongue   shall    sound    thy  works 
And  tell  the  world  my  joy.  [abroad, 

237 

OGOD  of  Bethel,  by  whose  hand 
Thy  people  still  are  fed  ; 
Who  through  this  weary  pilgrimage 
Hast  all  our  fathers  led ; 


2  Our  vows,  our  prayers,  we  now  present 

Before  thy  throne  of  grace ; 
God  of  our  fathers,  be  the  God 
Of  their  succeeding  race. 

3  Through  each  perplexing  path  of  life 

Our  wandering  footsteps  guide ; 
Give  us  each  day  our  daily  bread, 
And  raiment  fit  provide. 

4  O  spread  thy  covering  wings  around, 

Till  all  our  wanderings  cease, 
And  at  our  Father's  loved  abode 
Our  souls  arrive  in  peace. 

238 

HOSANNA  with  a  cheerful  sound, 
To  God's  upholding  hand ; 
Ten  thousand  snares  attend  us  round, 
And  yet  secure  we  stand. 

2  That  was  a  most  amazing  power, 

That  raised  us  with  a  word; 
And  every  day  and  every  hour, 
We  lean  upon  the  Lord. 

3  The  evening  rests  our  weary  head, 

And  angels  guard  the  room; 

We  wake,  ancfwe  admire  the  bed, 

That  was  not  made  our  tomb. 

4  God  is  our  Sun,  whose  daily  light 

Our  joy  and  safety  brings ; 
Our  feeble  flesh  lies  safe  at  night, 
Beneath  his  spreading  wings. 

239 

TO  thee,  my  God,  whose  presence  fills 
The  earth  and  seas  and  skies, 
To  thee,  whose  name,  whose  heart  is 
With  all  my  powers  I  rise.      [Love. 

2  Troubles  in  long  succession  roll ; 

Wave  rushes  upon  wave : 
Pity,  O  pity  my  distress ; 
Thy  child,  thy  suppliant  save. 

3  O  bid  the  roaring  tempest  cease. 

Or  give  me  strength  to  bear 

Whate'er  th^holy  will  appoints, 

And  save  me  from  despair. 

4  To  thee,  my  God,  alone  I  look ; 

On  thee  alone  confide  : 
Thou  never  hast  deceived  the  soul 
That  on  thy  grace  relied. 

5  Though  oft   thy  ways  are  wrapt  in 

Mysterious  and  unknown,    [clouds, 

Truth,     Righteousness,     and     Mercy 

The  pillars  of  thy  throne.       [stand, 


266  hymns  240,  241,  242. 

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240 


0!  FOR  a  thousand  tongues  to  sing 
My  dear  Redeemer's  praise ; 
The  glories  of  my  God  and  King, 
The  triumphs  of  his  grace. 

2  My  gracious  Master,  and  my  God, 

Assist  me  to  proclaim, 
To  spread  through  all  the  earth  abroad 
The  honors  of  thy  name. 

3  Jesus,  the  name  that  calms  our  fears, 

That  bids  our  sorrows  cease ; 
'Tis  music  in  the  sinner's  ears : 
'Tis  life,  and  health,  and  peace. 

4  He  breaks  the  power  of  reigning  sin ; 

He  sets  the  prisoner  free  ; 
His  blood  can  make  the  foulest  clean, 
His  blood  availed  for  me. 

5  Let  us  obey,  we  then  shall  know, 

Shall  feel  our  sins  forgiven : 
Anticipate  our  heaven  below, 
And  own  that  lovely  heaven. 


241 


I. 


THE    Saviour!     O    what    endless 
charms 
Dwell  in  the  blissful  sound ! 
Its  influence  every  fear  disarms, 
And  spreads  sweet  comfort  round.   , 


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2  Here  pardon,  life  and  joys  divine, 

In  rich  effusion  flow, 
For  guilty  rebels  lost  in  sin, 
And  doomed  to  endless  woe. 

3  The  almighty  Former  of  the  skies 

Stooped  to  our  vile  abode; 
While  angels  viewed  with  wondering 
And  hailed  the  incarnate  God.  [eyes, 

4  O !  the  rich  depths  of  love  divine ! 

Of  bliss  a  boundless  store ! 
Dear  Saviour,  let  me  call  thee  mine ; 
I  cannot  wish  for  more. 

5  On  thee  alone  my  hope  relies, 

Beneath  thy  cross  I  fall ; 
My  Lord,  my  Life,  my  Sacrifice, 
My  Saviour,  and  my  All ! 


242 


II. 


&OD  is  our  refuge,  tried  and  proved, 
Amid  a  stormy  world ; 
We  will   not  fear   though  earth  be 
And  hills  in  ocean  hurled,    [moved, 

The  waves  may  roar,  the  mountains 
Our  comforts  shall  not  cease ;  [shake, 

The  Lord  his  saints  will  not  forsake, 
The  Lord  will  give  us  peace. 

A  gentle  stream  of  hope  and  love 

To  us  shall  ever  flow ; 
It  issues  from  his  throne  above, — 

It  cheers  his  church  below. 


hymxs  243,  244,  245,  246,  247. 


267 


4  "When  earth  and  hell  against  us  came, 
He  spake  and  quelled  their  powers : 
The  Lord  of  hosts  is  still  the  same ; 
The  God  of  grace  is  ours. 

243  II. 

COME,  let  us  join  our  friends  above, 
That  have  obtained  the  prize ; 
And  on  the  eagle  wings  of  love, 
To  joy  celestial  rise7 

2  Let  saints  below  his  praises  sing, 

With  those  to  glory  gone ; 
For  all  the  servants  of  our  King, 
In  heaven  and  earth,  are  one. 

3  One  family,  we  dwell  in  him, 

One  church  above,  beneath : 
Though  now  divided  by  the  stream, 
The  narrow  stream  of  death. 

4  One  army  of  the  living  God, 

To  his  commands  we  bow ; 
Part  of  the  host  have  crossed  the  flood, 
And  part  %re  crossing  now. 

5  Dear  Saviour,  be  our  constant  guide ; 

Then  when  the  word  is  given, 
Bid  the  cold  waves  of  death  divide, 
And  land  us  safe  in  heaven. 


For  Social  axd  Private  Worship. 

244 

ALL    glorious    Saviour,    source    of 
To  thee  we  raise  our  ciy ;    [grace 
Unveil  the  beauties  of  thy  face, 
To  every  waiting  eye. 
2  Make  known  thy  power,   victorious 
Subdue  each  stubborn  will ;    [King, 
Then  sovereign  grace  we'll  join  to  sing, 
On  Zion's  sacred  hill. 

245 

MAJESTIC  sweetness  sits  enthroned 
On  my  Redeemer's  brow ; 
His  head  with  radiant  glories  crowned, 
His  lips  with  grace  o'erflow. 

2  He  saw  me  plunged  in  deep  distress, 

He  flew  to  my  relief; 
For  me  he  bore  the  shameful  cross, 
And  carried  all  my  grief. 

3  To  him  I  owe  my  life,  and  breath, 

And  all  the  joys  I  have : 
He  makes  nie  triumph  over  death, 
And  saves  me  from  the  grave. 


4  To  heaven,  the  place  of  his  abode, 
He  bnngs  my  weary  feet ; 
Shows  me  the  glories  of  my  God, 
And  makes  my  joys  complete. 

246 

JESUS,  in  sickness  and  in  pain, 
Be  near  to  succor  me, 
My  sinking  spirit  still  sustain ; 
To  thee  I  turn,  to  thee. 

2  "When  cares  and  sorrows  thicken  round, 

And  nothing  bright  I  see, 
In  thee  alone  can  help  be  found ; 
To  thee  I  turn,  to  thee. 

3  Should  strong  temptations  fierce  assail, 

As  if  to  ruin  me, 
Then  in  thv  strength  will  I  prevail, 
While  still  I  turn  to  thee. 

4  When  past  transgressions  fearful  rise 

Before  my  memory, 
I'll  plead  thy  perfect'  sacrifice, 
And  turn  to  thee,  to  thee. 

5  Through  all  my  pilgrimage  below, 

Whate'er  my  lot  may  be, 
In  joy  or  sadness,  weal  or  woe, 
Jesus,  Til  turn  to  thee. 

247         For  Children  only. 

DEAR  Saviour,  ever  at  my  side, 
How  loving  thou  must  be, 
To  leave  thy  home  in  heaven  to  guard 
A  little  child  like  me. 

2  Thy  beautiful  and  shining  face 
I  see  not,  tho'  so  near; 

The  sweetness  of  thy  soft,  low  voice, 
I  am  too  deaf  to  hear. 

3  But  I  have  felt  thee  in  my  thoughts, 
Fighting  with  sin  for  me ; 

And  when  my  heart  loves  God,  I  know 
The  sweetness  is  from  thee. 

4  And  when  I  pray,  thou  prayest  too ; 
Thy  praver  is  all  for  me ; 

But  when  I  sleep,  thou  sleepest  not, 
But  watchest  patiently. 

5  Then  for  thy  sake,  dear  Saviour,  now 
More  humble  Mill  I  be ; 

And  as  thou  loVst  me  day  by  day, 
I  ever  will  love  thee. 

6  And  thou  in  life's  last  hour  wilt  give 
A  fresh  supply  of  grace, 

And  afterwards  wilt  let  me  see 
Thy  beautiful,  bright  face. 


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I. 


IN"  vain  we  seek  for  peace  with  God 
By  methods  of  our  own : 
Nothing,  O  Saviour !  but  thy  blood 
Can  bring  us  near  the  throne. 

2  The  threatenings  of  the  broken  law 

Impress  the  soul  with  dread : 
If  God  his  sword  of  vengeance  draw, 
It  strikes  the  spirit  dead. 

3  But  thine  illustrious  sacrifice 

Hath  answered  these  demands ; 
And  peace  and  pardon  from  the  skies 
Are  offered  by  thy  hands. 

4  Tis  by  thy  death,  we  live,  O  Lord ! 

'Tis  on  thy  cross  we  rest : 
Forever  be  thy  love  adored, 
Thy  name  forever  blessed. 


249 


I. 


THE  Lord  himself,  the  mighty  Lord, 
Vouchsafes  to  be  my  guide ; 
The  shepherd,  by  whose  constant  care 
My  wants  are  all  supplied. 

2  In  tender  grass  he  makes  me  feed, 

And  gently  there  repose ; 

Then  leads  me  to  cool  shades,  and 

Refreshing  water  flows.  [where 


3  He  does  my  wandering  soul  reclaim, 

And,  to  his  endless  praise, 
Instruct  with  humble  zeal  to  walk 
In  his  most  righteous  ways. 

4  I  pass  the  gloomy  vale  of  death, 

From  fear  and  danger  free ; 
For  there  his  aiding  rod  and  staff 
Defend  and  comfort  me. 

5  Since  God  doth  thus  his  wondrous  love 

Through  all  my  life  extend, 
That  life  to  him  I  will  devote, 
And  in  his  temple  spend. 


250 


II. 


pREAT  is  the  Lord;  his  works  of 
IX  Demand  our  noblest  songs ;  [might 
Let  his  assembled  saints  unite 
Their  harmony  of  tongues. 

2  Great  is  the  mercy  ot  the  Lord, 

He  gives  his  children  food ; 

And,  ever  mindful  of  his  word, 

He  makes  his  promise  good. 

3  His  Son,  the  great  Redeemer,  came 

To  seal  his  covenant  sure ; 

Holy  and  reverend  is  his  name, 

His  ways  are  just  and  pure. 

4  They  that  would  grow  divinely  wise, 

Must  with  his  fear  begin ; 
Our  fairest  proof  of  kndwledge  lies 
In  hating  eveiy  sin. 


hymns  251,  252,  253,  254,  255. 


269 


251 


II 


SWEET  is  the  memory  of  thy  grace, 
My  God,  my  heavenly  King ; 
Let  age  to  age  thy  righteousness 
In  sounds  of  glory  sing. 

2  God  reigns  on  high,  but  ne'er  confines 

His  goodness  to  the  skies ; 
Through  the  whole  earth  his  bounty 
And  every  want  supplies,      [shines, 

3  With  longing  eyes  thy  creatures  wait 

On  thee  for  daily  food ; 
Thy  liberal  hand  provides  their  meat, 
And  tills  their  mouths  with  good. 

4  How  kind  are  thy  compassions,  Lord! 

How  slow  thine  anger  moves ! 
But  soon  he  sends  his  pardoning  word 
To  cheer  the  souls  he  loves. 

5  Creatures,  with  all  their  endless  race, 

Thy  power  and  praise  proclaim  ; 
But  saints,  that  taste  thy  richer  grace, 
Delight  to  bless  thy  name. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

252 

LORD,  I  approach  the  mercy-seat, 
Where  thou  dost  answer  prayer ; 
There  humbly  fall  before  thy  feet, 
For  none  can  perish  there. 

2  Thy  promise  is  my  only  plea ; 

with  this  I  venture  nigh : 
Thou  callest  burdened  souls  to  thee, 
And  such,  O  Lord,  am  I. 

3  Bowed  down  beneath  a  load  of  sin, 

By  Satan  sorely  pressed, 
By  war  without,  and  fear  within, 
I  come  to  thee  for  rest. 

4  Be  thou  my  shield  and  hiding-place ; 

That,  sheltered  near  thy  side, 
I  may  my  fierce  accuser  face, 
And  tell  him  thou  hast  died. 

5  Oh,  wondrous  love ! — to  bleed  and  die 

To  bear  the  cross  and  shame, 
That  guilty  sinners,  such  as  I, 
Might  plead  thy  gracious  name. 

253 

SOVEREIGN  of  all  the  worlds  on 
Allow  our  humble  claim ;      [high 
Nor  while  poor  worms  would  raise  their 
Disdain  a  Father's  name.       [heads 


2  Our  Father  God !  how  sweet  the  sound ! 

How  tender  and  how  dear ! 
Not  all  the  melody  of  heaven 
Could  so  delight  the  ear. 

3  Come,  sacred  Spirit,  seal  the  name 

On  my  expanding  heart ; 
And  show,  that  in  Jehovah's  grace 
I  share  a  filial  part. 

4  Cheered  by  a  signal  so  divine, 

Unwavering  I  believe ; 
Thou  knowest  I,  Abba,  Father,  cry, 
Nor  can  thy  word  deceive. 

254 

ONCE  more,  my  soul,  the  rising  day 
Salutes  thy  waking  eyes ; 
Once  more,  my  voice,  thy  tribute  pay 
To  him  that  rules  the  skies. 

2  'Tis  he  supports  my  mortal  frame, 

My  tongue  shall  speak  his  praise ; 
My  sins  would  rouse  his  wrath  to  flame, 
And  yet  his  wrath  delays. 

3  Great  God,  let  all  my  hours  be  thine, 
Whilst  I  enjoy  the  light ; 

Then  shall  my  sun  in  smiles  decline, 
And  bring  a  pleasant  night. 

255 

DREAD  Sovereign,  let  my  evening ; 
Like  holy  incense  rise !  [song* 

Assist  the  offerings  of  my  tongue, 
To  reach  the  lofty  skies. 

2  Through  all  the  dangers  of  the  day, 
Thy  hand  was  still  my  guard ; 

And  still  to  drive  my  wants  away, 
Thy  mercy  stood  prepared. 

3  Perpetual  blessings  from  above, 
Encompassed  me  around ; 

But  O !  how  few  returns  of  love 

Has  my  Creator  found ! 
What  have  I  done  for  him  who  died 

To  save  my  wretched  soul  V 
How  are  my  follies  multiplied, 

Fast  as  my  minutes  roll ! 
Lord,  with  this  guiltv  heart  of  mine, 

To  thy  dear  cross  I  flee, 
And  to  thy  grace  my  soul  resign, 

To  be  renewed  by  thee. 
Sprinkled  afresh  with  pardoning  blood, 

I'll  lay  me  down  to  rest, 
As  in  the  embraces  of  my  God, 

Or  on  my  Saviour's  breast. 


270  hymns  256,  257,  258. 

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I  LOVE  the  Lord ;  he  heard  my  cries, 
And  pitied  every  groan ; 
Long  as  I  live,  when  troubles  rise, 
I'll  hasten  to  his  throne. 

2  I  love  the  Lord :  he  bowed  his  ear, 

And  chased  my  griefs  away ; 

0 !  let  my  heart  no  more  despair 

While  I  have  breath  to  pray. 

3  The  Lord  beheld  me  sore  distressed, 

He  bade  my  pains  remove ; 
Return,  my  soul,  to  God  thy  rest, 
For  thou  hast  known  his  love. 

4  My  God  hath  saved  my  soul  from  death, 

And  dried  my  falling  tears ; 
Now  to  his  praise  I'll  spend  my  breath, 
And  my  remaining  years. 


257  I- 

MY  God,  what  gentle  cords  are  thine, 
How  soft,  and  yet  how  strong ! 
While  power,  and  truth,  and  love  com 
To  draw  our  souls  along.  [bine, 

2  Thou  saw'st  us  crushed  beneath  the 

Of  Satan  and  of  sin ;  [yoke 

Thy  hand  the  iron  bondage  broke, 

Our  worthless  heaits  to  win. 


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3  The  guilt  of  twice  ten  thousand  sins 

One  offering  takes  away ; 
And  grace,  when  first  the  war  begins, 
Secures  the  crowning  day. 

4  Comfort  through  all  this  vale  of  tears, 

In  rich  profusion  flows, 
And  glory  of  unnumbered  years 
Eternity  bestows. 

Drawn  by  such  cords,  we  onward  move, 
Till  round  thy  throne  we  meet ; 

And  captives  in  the  chains  of  love, 
Embrace  our  conqueror's  feet. 


258 


II 


AWAKE,  ye  saints,  to  praise  your 
Your  sweetest  passions  raise  ;[King, 
Your  pious  pleasure,  while  you  sing, 
Increasing  with  the  praise. 

Great  is  the  Lord,  and  works  unknown 

Are  his  divine  employ ; 
But  still  his  saints  are  near  the  throne, 

His  treasure  and  his  joy. 

Heaven,  earth,  and  sea  confess  his  hand; 

He  bids  the  vapors  rise ; 
Lightning  and  storm,  at  his  command, 

Sweep  through  the  sounding  skies. 

Ye  nations,  know  the  living  God, 
Serve  him  with  faith  and  fear ; 

He  makes  the  churches  his  abode, 
Aiid  claims  your  honors  there. 


hymns  259,  260,  261,  262,  263. 


271 


259  II. 

EATHER,    how    wide    thy    glory 
shines ! 
How  high  thy  wonders  rise !  [signs, 
Known  through  the  earth  by  thousand 
By  thousands  through  the  skies. 

2  But  when  we  view  thy  strange  design, 

To  save  rebellious  worms ; 
Where  vengeance  and  compassion  join 
In  their  divinest  forms  ;— 

3  Our  thoughts  are  lost  in  reverent  awe ; 

We  love,  and  we  adore : 
The  first  archangel  never  saw 
So  much  of  God  before. 

4  Now  the  full  glories  of  the  Lamb 

Adorn  the  heavenly  plains : 
Bright  seraphs  learn  Immanuel's  name, 
And  try  their  choicest  strains. 

5  O  may  I  bear  some  humble  part, 

In  that  immortal  song ! 
Wonder  and  joy  shall  tune  my  heart 
And  love  command  my  tongue. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

260 

0!  FOR  a  heart  to  praise  my  God, 
A  heart  from  sin  set  free ; 
A  heart  that  always  feels  thy  blood, 
So  freely  shed  for  me. 

2  A  heart  resigned,  submissive,  meek, 

My  great  Redeemer's  throne ; 
Where  only  Christ  is  heard  to  speak ; 
Where  Jesus  reigns  alone : 

3  A  heart  in  every  thought  renewed, 

And  full  of  love  divine ; 
Holy,  and  right,  and  pure,  and  good, 
A  copy,  Lord,  of  thine. 

261 

I'M  not  ashamed  to  own  my  Lord, 
Nor  to  defend  his  cause, 
Maintain  the  honor  of  his  word, 
The  glory  of  his  cross. 

2  Jesus,  my  God,  I  know  his  name, 

His  name  is  all  my  trust ; 
Nor  will  he  put  my  soul  to  shame, 
Nor  let  my  hope  be  lost. 

3  Firm  as  his  throne  his  promise  stands 

And  he  can  well  secure 
What  I've  committed  to  his  hands, 
Till  the  decisive  hour. 


4  Then  will  he  own  my  worthless  name, 
Before  his  Father's  face, 
And  in  the  new  Jerusalem, 
Appoint  my  soul  a  place. 

262 

OPPRESSED  with   fear,  oppressed 
with  grief, 
To  God  I  breathed  my  cry ; 
His  mercy  brought  divine  relief, 
And  wiped  my  tearful  eye. 

2  His  mercy  chased  the  shades  of  death, 

And  snatched  me  from  the  grave  ; 
O  may  his  praise  employ  that  breath 
Which  mercy  deigns  to  save. 

3  Come,  0  ye  saints,  your  voices  raise 
To  God  in  grateful  songs  ; 

And  let  the  memory  of  his  grace 
Inspire  your  hearts  and  tongues. 

Its  deepest  gloom  when  sorrow  spreads 
And  light  and  hope  depart ; 

His  smile  celestial  morning  sheds, 
And  joy  revives  the  heart. 

5  Then  let  my  utmost  glory  be, 
To  raise  thy  honors  high ; 

Nor  let  my  gratitude  to  thee, 
In  guilty  silence  die. 

6  To  thee,  my  gracious  God,  I  raise 
My  thankful  heart  and  tongue  ; 

O  be  thy  goodness  and  thy  praise 
My  everlasting  song. 


263 

THERE  is  a  house  not  made  with 
Eternal  and  on  high ;  [hands 

And  here  my  spirit,  waiting,  stands, 
Till  God  shall  bid  it  fly. 

2  Shortly  this  prison  of  my  clay 

Must  be  dissolved  and  fall ; 

Then,  O  my  soul,  with  joy  obey 

Thy  heavenly  Father's  call. 

3  'Tis  he,  by  his  almighty  grace, 

That  forms  thee  fit  for  heaven ; 
And,  as  an  earnest  of  the  place, 

Has  his  own  Spirit  given. 
We  walk  by  faith  of  joys  to  come ; 

Faith  lives  upon  his  word ; 
But  while  the  body  is  our  home, 

We're  absent  from  the  Lord. 
'Tis  pleasant  to  believe  thy  grace, 

But  we  would  rather  see ; 
We  would  be  absent  from  the  flesh, 

And  present,  Lord,  with  thee. 


272 


hymns  264,  265,  266. 


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THOU  art  the  Way :  to  thee  alone 
From  sin  and  death  we  flee ; 
And  he  who  would  the  Father  seek, 
Must  seek  him,  Lord,  by  thee. 

2  Thon  art  the  Truth :  thy  word  alone 

True  wisdom  can  impart ; 
Thou  only  can'st  instruct  the  mind, 
And  purify  the  heart. 

3  Thou  art  the  Life ;  the  rending  tomb 

Proclaims  thy  conquering  arm  ; 
And  those  who  put  their  trust  in  thee. 
Nor  death  nor  hell  shall  harm. 

4  Thou  art  the  Way,  the  Truth,  the  Life : 

Grant  us  that  Way  to  know, 
That  Truth  to  keep,  that  Life  to  win, 
Whose  joys  eternal  flow. 


265 


II 


YE   humble   souls,   approach  your 
God 
With  songs  of  sacred  praise ; 
For  he  is  good,  supremely  good, 
And  kind  are  all  his  ways. 

2  All  nature  owns  his  guardian  care, 
In  him  we  live  and  move ; 
But  nobler  benefits  declare 
The  wonders  of  his  love. 


3  He  gave  his  Son,  his  only  Son, 

To  ransom  rebel  worms ;      [known, 
'Tis   here   he   makes    his    goodness 
In  its  diviner  forms. 

4  To  this  clear  refuge,  Lord,  we  come, 

'Tis  here  our  hope  relies; 
A  safe  defence,  a  peaceful  home, 
When  storms  of  trouble  rise. 

5  Thine  eye  beholds,  with  kind  regard, 

The  souls  who  trust  in  thee ; 
Their  humble  hope  thou  wilt  reward 
With  bliss  divinely  free. 

6  Great  God,  to  thine  almighty  love, 

What  honors  shall  we  raise ! 
Not  all  the  angelic  songs  above 
Can  render  equal  praise. 


266 


II. 


TO  our  almighty  Maker,  God, 
New  honors  be  addressed ; 
His  great  salvation  shines  abroad, 
And  makes  the  nations  blest. 

2  To  Abraham  first  he  spoke  the  word, 

And  taught  his  numerous  race ; 
The  Gentiles  own  him  sovereign  Lord, 
And  learn  to  trust  his  grace. 

3  Let  the  whole  earth  his  love  proclaim 

With  all  her  different  tongues ; 
And  spread  the  honor  of  his  name 
In  melody  and  songs. 


hymns  267,  268,  269,  S70,  271. 


273 


267 


II 


SONGS  of  immortal  praise  belong 
To  my  almighty  God  ; 
He  has  my  heart,  and  he  my  tongue, 
To  spread  his  name  abroad. 

2  How  great  the  works  his  hands  have 

How  glorious  in  our  sight !    [wro't ! 
And  men  in  every  age  have  sought 
His  wonders  with  delight. 

3  When  he  redeemed  his  chosen  sons, 

He  fixed  his  covenant  sure ; 
The  orders  that  his  lips  pronounce 
To  endless  years  endure. 

4  Nature  and  time,  and  earth  and  skies, 

Thy  heavenly  skill  proclaim ; 
What  shall  we  do  to  make  us  wise, 
But  learn  to  read  thy  name  ? 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

268 

OTHOU,  whose  tender  mercy  hears 
Contrition's  humble  sigh ; 
Whose  hand  indulgent  wipes  the  tears 
From  sorrow's  weeping  eye : 

2  See,  low  before  thy  throne  of  grace, 

A  wretched  wanderer  mourn ; 
Hast  thou  not  bid  me  seek  thy  face :" 
Hast  thou  not  said — Return  ? 

3  Absent  from  thee,  my  Guide,  my  Light, 

Without  one  cheering  ray ; 
Through  dangers,  fears,  and  gloomy 
How  desolate  my  way !  [night, 

4  0  !  shine  on  this  benighted  heart : 

With  beams  of  mercy  shine ! 
And  let  thy  healing  voice  impart 
A  taste  of  joys  divine. 

269 

ETERNAL  source  of  light  and  grace, 
We  hail  thy  sacred  name ; 
Through  every  year's  revolving  round, 
Thy  goodness  is  the  same. 

2  On  us,  all  worthless  as  we  are, 

It  wondrous  mercy  pours ; 
Sure  as  the  heavens'  established  course, 
And  plenteous  as  the  showers. 

3  Inconstant  service  we  repay, 

And  treacherous  vows  renew  ; 
False  as  the  morning's  fleeting  cloud, 
And  transient  as  the  dew. 

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4  In  flowing  tears  our  guilt  we  mourn, 

And  loud  implore  thy  grace, 
To  bear  our  feeble  footsteps  on, 
In  all  thy  righteous  ways. 

5  Armed  with  this  energy  divine, 

Our  souls  shall  steadfast  move ; 
And  with  increasing "  transports  press 
On  to  thy  courts  above. 

270 

THRO'  sorrow's  night  and  danger's 
Amid  the  deepening  gloom,    [path, 
We,  soldiers  of  an  injured  King, 
Are  marching  to  the  tomb. 

2  There,  when  the  turmoil  is  no  more, 

And  all  our  powers  decay, 
Our  cold  remains,  in  solitude, 
Shall  sleep  the  years  away. 

3  Our  labours  done,  securely  laid 

In  this  our  last  retreat, 
Unheeded,  o'er  our  silent  dust, 
The  storms  of  life  shall  beat. 

4  Then  love's  soft  light  o'er  every  eye 

Shall  shed  its  mildest  rays, 
And  the  long  silent  dust  shall  burst, 
With  shouts  of  endless  praise. 

271 

&OD  moves  in  a  mysterious  way, 
His  wonders  to  perforin ; 
He  plants  his  footsteps  in  the  sea, 
And  rides  upon  the  storm. 

2  Deep  in  unfathomable  mines 

Of  never  failing  skill. 
He  treasures  up  his  bright  designs, 
And  works  his  sovereign  will. 

3  Ye  fearful  saints,  fresh  courage  take ; 

The  clouds  ye  so  much  dread 
Are  big  with  mercy,  and  shall  break 
In  blessmgs  on  your  head. 

4  Judge  not  the  Lord  by  feeble  sense, 

But  trust  him  for  his  grace  ; 
Behind  a  frowning  providence, 
He  hides  a  smiling  face. 

5  His  purposes  will  ripen  fast, 

Unfolding  every  hour : 
The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  taste, 
But  sweet  will  be  the  flower. 

6  Blind  unbelief  is  sure  to  err, 

And  scan  his  work  in  vain  ; 
God  is  his  own  interpreter. 
And  he  will  make  it  plain. 


274 


hymns  272,  273,  27-i. 


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"IVrOW  shall  my  solemn  vows  be  paid 
1\    To  that  almighty  Power, 
That  heard  the  long  requests  I  made, 
In  my  distressful  hour. 

2  My  lips  and  cheerful  heart  prepare 
To  make  his  mercies  known ; 
Come,  ye  that  fear  my  God,  and  hear 
The  wonders  he  has  done. 

8  If  sin  lay  covered  in  my  heart, 

While  prayer  employed  my  tongue : 
The  Lord  had  shown  me  no  regard, 
Nor  I  his  praises  sung. 

4  But  God  (his  name  be  ever  blest) 
Has  set  my  spirit  free ; 
Nor  turned  from  him  my  poor  request, 
Nor  turned  his  heart  from  me. 


3  The  testimonies  of  thy  grace 

I  set  before  my  eyes ; 
Thence  I  derive  my  daily  strength, 
And  there  my  comfort  lies. 

4  If  once  I  wander  from  thy  path, 

I  think  upon  my  ways, 
Then  turn  my  feet  to  thy  commands, 
And  trust  thy  pardoning  grace. 


273 


I. 


THOU  art  my  portion,  O  my  God ; 
Soon  as  I  know  thy  way, 
My  heart  makes  haste  to  obey  thj 
And  suffers  no  delay.  [word 

2  I  choose  the  path  of  heavenly  truth, 
And  glory  in  my  choice ; 
Not  all  the  riches  of  the  earth 
Could  make  me  so  rejoice. 


274 


I. 


MY  God,  accept  my  heart  this  day, 
And  make  it  alwa}^s  thine, — 
That  I  from  thee  no  more  may  stray, 
No  more  from  thee  decline. 

2  Before  the  cross  of  him  who  died, 

Behold,  I  prostrate  fall : 

Let  every  sin  be  crucified, — 

Let  Christ  be  all  in  all ! 

3  Anoint  me  with  thy  heavenly  grace, 

Adopt  me  for  thine  own, — 

That  I  may  see  thy  glorious  face, 

And  worship  at  thy  throne ! 

4  May  the  dear  blood  once  shed  for  me, 

My  blest  atonement  prove, — 
That  I  from  first  to  last  may  be 
The  purchase  of  thy  love  ! 

5  Let  every  thought,  and  work,and  word, 

To  thee  be  ever  given, — 
Then  life  shall  be  thy  service,  Lord, 
And  death  the  gate  of  heaven. 


hymns  275,  276,  277,  278,  279. 


275 


275 


II. 


THROUGH  all  the  changing  scenes 
In  trouble  and  in  joy,  [of  life, 

The  praises  of  my  God  shall  still 
My  heart  and  tongue  employ. 

2  My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  in  him, 

And  celebrate  his  fame  ; 
Come,  magnify  the  Lord  with  me, 
With  me  exalt  his  name. 

3  The  hosts  of  God  encamp  around 

The  dwellings  of  the  just ; 
Deliverance  he  affords  to  all 
Who  on  his  succor  trust. 

4  O  !  make  but  trial  of  his  love ; 

Experience  will  decide, 
How  blest  they  are,  and  only  they, 
Who  in  his  truth  confide. 

5  Fear  him,  ye  saints,   and  you  will  then 

Have  nothing  else  to  fear ; 
Come,  make  his  service  your  delight ; 
He  '11  make  your  wants  his  care. 


276 


II, 


ARISE,  O  King  of  grace,  arise, 
And  enter  to  thy  rest ;  [eyes, 

Lo!   thy  church  waits  with  longing 
Thus  to  be  owned  and  blest. 

2  Enter,  with  all  thy  glorious  train, 

Thy  Spirit  and  thy  word ; 
All  that  the  ark  did  once  contain 
Could  no  such  grace  afford. 

3  Here,  mighty  God,  accept  our  vows, 

Here  let  thy  praise  be  spread ; 

Bless  the  provisions  of  thy  house, 

And  fill  thy  poor  with  bread. 

4  Here  let  the  son  of  David  reign, 

Let  God's  Anointed  shine ; 
Justice  and  truth  his  court  maintain,. 
With  love  and  power  divine. 

5  Here  let  him  hold  a  lasting  throne, 

And  as  his  kingdom  grows, 
Fresh  honors  shall  adorn  his  crown, 
And  sliame  confound  his  foes. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 
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TO  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
The  God  whom  we  adore, 
Be  glory  as  it  was,  is  now 
Apd  shall  be  evermore. 


277 

COME,  thou  Desire  of  all  thy  saints, 
Our  humble  strains  attend  ; 
While  with  our  praises  and  complaints, 
Low  at  thy  feet  we  bend. 

2  When  we  thy  wondrous  glories  hear, 

And  all  thy  sufferings  trace, 
What  sweetly  awful  scenes  appear, 
What  rich  unbounded  grace ! 

3  How  should  our  songs  like  those  above, 

With  warm  devotion  rise ! 
How  should  our  souls,  on  wings  of 
Mount  upward  to  the  skies  !     [love, 

4  Come,  Lord,  thy  love  alone  can  raise 

In  us  the  heavenly  flame ; 
Then  shall  our  lips  resound  thy  praise, 
Our  hearts  adore  thy  name. 

5  Dear  Saviour,  let  thy  glory  shine, 

And  fill  thy  dwellings  here, 
Till  life,  and  love,  and  joy  divine, 
And  heaven  on  earth  appear. 


278 

IN  every  trouble,  sharp  and  strong, 
My  soul  to  Jesus  flies ; 
My  anchor-hold  is  firm  in  him, 
When  swelling  billows  rise. 

2  His  comforts  bear  my  spirits  up, 

I  trust  a  faithful  God ; 
The  sure  foundation  of  my  hope 
Is  in  a  Saviour's  blood. 

3  Loud  hallelujahs  sing,  my  soul, 

To  thy  Redeemer's  name : 
In  joy,  in  sorrow,  life  and  death, 
His  love  is  still  the  same. 


279 

LORD,  when  I  count  thy  mercies 
They  strike  me  with  surprise ;  [o'er, 
Not  all  the  sands  that  spread  the  shore, 

To  equal  numbers  rise. 
My  flesh  with  fear  and  wonder  stands, 

The  product  of  thy  skill ;  ?_ 

And  hourly  blessings  from  fci^iands     4%£*r 

Thy  thoughts  of  love  reveal.  </ 

These  on  my  heart  by  night  I  keep ; 

How  kind,  how  dear  to  me! 
O !  may  the  hour  that  ends  my  sleep 

Still  find  my  thoughts  with  thee. 


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MY  soul,  how  lovely  is  the  place 
To  which  thy  God  resorts ! 
Tis  heaven  to  see  his  smiling  face, 
Though  in  his  earthly  courts. 

2  There  the  great  Monarch  of  the  skies 

His  saving  power  displays, 
And  light  breaks  in  upon  our  eyes, 
With  kind  and  quickening  rays. 

3  With  his  rich  gifts  the  heavenly  Dove 

Descends  and  fills  the  place, 
While  Christ  reveals  his  wondrous  love, 
And  sheds  abroad  his  grace. 

4  There,  mighty  God,  thy  words  declare 

The  secrets  of  thy  will ; 
And  still  we  seek  thy  mercies  there 
And  sing  thy  praises  still. 


3  'Tis  here,  whene'er  my  comforts  droop, 

And  sins  and  sorrows  rise, 
Thy  love,  with  cheerful  beams  of  hope, 
My  fainting  heart  supplies. 

4  Jesus,  my  Lord,  my  life,  my  light, 

O  come,  with  blissful  ray ; 
Break  radiant  through  the  shades  of 
And  chase  my  fears  away,      [night, 

5  Then  shall  my  soul  with  rapture  trace 

The  wonders  of  thy  love  ; 
But  the  full  glories  of  thy  face 
Are  only  known  above. 


281 


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THOU  lovely  Source  of  true  delight, 
Whom  I,  unseen,  adore ; 
Unveil,  thy  beauties  to  my  sight, 
Tnat  I  may  love  thee  more. 


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iy  glory  o'er  creation  shines  ; 
But  in  thy  sacred  word, 
I  read  in  fairer,  brighter  lines, 
My  bleeding,  dying  Lord. 


282 


II 


I'LL  speak  the  honors  of  my  King, 
His  form  divinely  fair ; 
None  of  the  sons  of  mortal  race 
May  with  the  Lord  compare. 

2  Sweet  is  thy  speech,  and    heavenly 

Upon  thy  lips  is  shed :  [grace 

Thy  God,  with  blessings  infinite. 
Hath  crowned  thy  sacred  head. 

3  Gird  on  thy  sword,  victorious  Prince, 

Ride  with  majestic  sway ; 
Thy  terror  shall  strike  thro'  thy  foes, 
And  make  the  world  obey. 

4  Thy  throne,  O  God,  for  ever  stands, 

Thy  word  of  grace  shall  prove 
A  peaceful  sceptre  in  thy  hands, 
To  rule  thy  saints  by  love. 


hymns  283,  284,  285,  286,  287. 


277 


5  Justice  and  truth  attend  thee  still, 
But  mercy  is  thy  choice  : 
And  God,  thy  God,  thy  soul  shall  fill 
With  inofct  peculiar  joys. 


283 


II. 


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t1  When  I  begin  thy  praise, 
V      Where  will  the  growing  numbers  end, 
The  numbers  of  thy  grace  ? 

2  Thou  art  my  everlasting  trust, 
Thy  goodness  I  adore  ; 

And  since  I  knew  thy  graces  first, 
I  speak  thy  glories  more. 

3  How  will  my  lips  rejoice  to  tell 
The  victories  of  my  King  ; 

My  soul,  redeemed  from  sin  and  hell, 
Shall  thy  salvation  sing. 

4  My  tongue  shall  all  the  day  proclaim 
My  Saviour  and  my  God ; 

His  death  has   brought   my  foes  to 
And  saved  me  by  his  blood,  [shame, 

5  Awake,  awake,  my  tuneful  powers ; 
With  this  delightful  song 

I'll  entertain  the  darkest  hours, 
Nor  think  the  season  long. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

284 

HOLY"  and  reverend  is  the  name 
Of  our  eternal  King : 
Thrice  holy  Lord !  the  angels  cry  ; 
Thrice  holy !  let  us  sing. 
2  Thou  holy  God !  preserve  our  souls 
From  all  pollution  free  ; 
The  pure  in  heart  are  thy  delight, 
And  they  thy  face  shall  see. 

285 

JESUS,  I  love  thy  charming  name, 
'Tis  music  to  mine  ear ; 
Fain  would  I  sound  it  out  so  loud, 
That  earth  and  heaven  should  hear. 

2  Yes,  thou  art  precious  to  my  soul, 

My  joy,  my  hope,  my  trust; 
Jewels,  to  thee,  are  gaudy  toys, 
And  gold  is  sordid  dust. 

3  All  my  capacious  powers  can  wish, 

In  thee  most  richly  meet ; 
Nor  to  mine  eyes  is  light  so  dear, 
Nor  friendship  half  so  sweet. 


4  Thy  grace  still  dwells  upon  my  heart, 

And  sheds  its  fragrance  there  ; 
The  noblest  balm  of  all  its  wounds, 
The  cordial  of  its  care. 

5  I  '11  speak  the  honors  of  thy  name 

With  my  last,  laboring  breath. 
Then  speechless,  clasp  thee  in  my  arms, 
The  antidote  of  death. 


286 

LORD,  in  the  morning  thou  shalt  hear 
My  voice  ascending  high  ; 
To  thee  will  I  direct  my  prayer, 
To  thee  lift  up  mine  eye : 

2  Up  to  the  hills  where  Christ  is  gone 

To  plead  for  all  his  saints, 
Presenting  at  his  Father's  throne 
Our  songs  and  our  complaints. 

3  Thou  art  a  God  before  whose  sight 

The  wicked  shall  not  stand ; 

Sinners  shall  ne'er  be  thy  delight, 

Nor  dwell  at  thy  right  hand. 

4  But  to  thy  house  will  I  resort, 

To  taste  thy  mercies  there ; 
I  will  frequent  thy  holy  court, 
And  worship  in  thy  fear. 

5  0  may  thy  Spirit  guide  my  feet 

In  ways  of  righteousness ! 
Make  every  path  of  duty  straight 
And  plain  before  my  face. 

287 

THERE  is  an  hour  of  peaceful  rest, 
To  mourning  wanderers  given : 
There  is  a  joy  for  souls  distressed, 
A  balm  for  every  wounded  breast, 
'Tis  found  above — in  heaven. 

2  There  is  a  home  for  weary  souls, 

By  sin  and  sorrow  driven ;  [shoals, 
When  tossed  on  life's  tempestuous 
Where  storms  arise  and  ocean  rolls, 

And  all  is  drear  but  heaven. 

3  There  faith  lifts  up  her  cheerful  eye, 

To  brighter  prospects  given  ; 
And  views  the  tempest  passing  by, 
The  evening  shadows  quickly  fly, 

And  all  serene  is  heaven. 

4  There      fragrant     flowers    immortal 

And  joys  supreme  are  given ;  [bloom, 
There  rays  divine  disperse  the  gloom ; 
Beyond  the  confines  of  the  tomb, 

Appears  the  dawn  of  heaven. 


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SALVATION!  O  the  joyful  sound 
'Tis  pleasure  to  our  ears; 
A  sovereign  balm  for  every  wound, 
A  cordial  for  our  fears. 

2  Buried  in  sorrow  and  in  sin, 

At  hell's  dark  door  we  lay ; 
But  we  arise,  by  grace  divine, 
To  see  a  heavenly  day. 

3  Salvation !  let  the  echo  fly 

The  spacious  earth  around ; 

While  all  the  armies  of  the  sky 

Conspire  to  raise  the  sound. 


4  Then  shall  my  heart  have  inward  joy, 
And  keep  my  face  from  shame, 
When  all  thy  statutes  I  obey, 
And  honor  all  thy  name. 


290 


II 


289 


I. 


BLEST  are  the  undefiled  in  heart, 
Whose  ways  are  right  and  clean; 
Who  never  from  thy  law  depart, 
But  flee  from  every  sin. 

2  Blest  are  the  men  that  keep  thy  word, 

And  practice  thy  commands ;  [Lord, 
With  their  whole  heart  they  seek  the 
And  serve  thee  with  their  hands. 

3  Great  is  their  peace  who  love  thy  law ; 

How  firm  their  souls  abide  ! 
Nor  can  a  bold  temptation  draw 
Their  steady  feet  aside. 


C ING,  ye  redeemed  of  the  Lord, 
O  Your  great  Deliverer  sing ; 
Pilgrims  for  Zion's  city  bound, 
Be  joyful  in  your  King. 

2  A  hand  divine  shall  lead  you  on 

Through  all  the  blissful  road, 
Till  to  the  sacred  mount  you  rise, 
And  see  your  smiling  God. 

3  The  garlands  of  immortal  joy 

Shall  bloom  on  every  head, 
While  sorrow,  sighing,  and  distress, 
Like  shadows  all  are  fled. 

4  March  on  in  your  Redeemer's  strength , 

Pursue  his  footsteps  still ; 
And  let  the  prospect  cheer  your  eye, 
While  laboring  up  the  hill. 


291 


II 


WITH  songs  and  honors  sounding 
Address  the  Lord  on  high;  [loud, 
Over  the  heavens  he  spreads  his  cloud, 
And  waters  veil  the  sky. 


hymns  292,  293,  294,  295,  296. 


279 


2  He  gives  the  grazing  ox  his  meat, 

He  hears  the  ravens  cry ; 
But  man,  who  tastes  his  finest  wheat, 
Should  raise  his  honors  high. 

3  His  steady  counsels  change  the  face 

Of  the  declining  year ; 
He  bids  the  sun  cut  short  his  race, 
And  wintry  days  appear. 

4  He  sends  his  word,  and  melts  the  snow, 

The  fields  no  longer  mourn ; 
He  calls  the  warmer  gales  to  blow, 
And  bids  the  spring  return. 

5  The  changing  wind,  the  flying  cloud, 

Obey  his  mighty  word ; 
With  songs  and  honors  sounding  loud, 
Praise  ye  the  sovereign  Lord. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

292 

ETERNAL  Father,  God  of  love, 
To  thee  our  hearts  we  raise ; 
Thy  all-sustaining  power  we  prove, 
And  gladly  sing  thy  praise. 

2  Thine,  wholly  thine,  oh,  let  us  be ! 

Our  sacrifice  receive ; 
Made,  and  preserved,and  saved  by  thee, 
To  thee  ourselves  we  give. 

3  Come,  Holy  Ghost !  the  Saviour's  love 

Shed  in  our  hearts  abroad ; 
So  shall  we  ever  live  and  move, 
And  be,  with  Christ,  in  God. 

293 

MY  God,  I  love  thee — not  because 
I  hope  for  heaven  thereby ; 
Nor  yet  because,  if  I  love  not, 
I  must  forever  die. 

2  Thou,  oh  my  Jesus,  thou  didst  me 

Upon  the  cross  embrace ; 
For  me  didst  bear  the  nails  and  spear, 
And  manifold  disgrace ; 

3  And  griefs  and  torments  numberless, 

And  sweat  of  agony ; 
E'en  death  itself; — and  all  for  one 
Who  was  thine  enemy. 

4  I  love  thee,  blessed  Jesus  Christ, 

Not  seeking  a  reward ; — 
But  as  thyself  hast  loved  me, 
O  ever  loving  Lord ! 

5  E'en  so  I  love  thee,  and  will  love, 

And  in  thy  praise  will  sing ; 


Only  because  thou  art  my  God, 
And  my  eternal  King. 

294 

MY  God!  the  covenant  of  thy  love 
Abides  for  ever  sure ; 
And  in  its  matchless  grace  I  feel 

My  happiness  secure. 
Since  thou,  the  everlasting  God, 

My  Father  art  become, 
Jesus  my  Guardian  and  my  Friend, 
And  heaven  my  final  home, — 

3  I  welcome  all  thy  sovereign  will, 

For  all  that  will  is  love; 
And  when  I  know  not  what  thou  dost, 
I  wait  the  light  above. 

4  Thy  covenant  in  the  darkest  gloom 
Shall  heavenly  rays  impart, 

And  when  my  eyelids  close  in  death, 
Sustain  my  fainting  heart. 

295 

YE  trembling   souls,  dismiss   your 
Be  mercy  nil  your  theme ;    [fears, 
Mercy,  which  like  a  river  flows 
In  one  perpetual  stream. 

2  Fear  not  the  powers  of  earth,  and  hell ; 
God  will  those  powers  restrain ; 

His  arm  shall  all  their  rage  repel, 
And  make  their  efforts  vain. 

3  Fear  not  the  want  of  outward  good ; 

For  his  he  will  provide ; 
Grant  them  supplies  of  daily  food, 
And  give  them  heaven  beside. 

1  Fear  not  that  he  will  e'er  forsake, 

Or  leave  his  work  undone ; 
He's  faithful  to  his  promises, 
And  faithful  to  his  Son. 

296 

FREQUENT  the  day  of  God  returns, 
To  shed  its  quickening  beams; 
And  yet  how  slow  devotion  burns; 
How  languid  are  its  flames ! 

2  Accept  our  faint  attempts  to  love; 

Our  frailties,  Lord,  forgive : 
We  would  be  like  thy  saints  above, 
And  praise  thee  while  we  live. 

3  Increase,  O  Lord,  our  faitli  and  hope, 

And  fit  us  to  ascend, 
Where  the  assembly  ne'er  breaks  up, 
The  Sabbath  ne'er  shall  end. 


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IN    On  Jewish  altars  slain, 
Could  give  the  guilty  conscience  peace 
Or  wash  away  the  stain. 

2  But  Christ,  the  heavenly  Lamb, 
Takes  all  our  sins  away ; 
A  sacrifice  of  nobler  name, 
And  richer  blood  than  they. 

8  My  faith  would  lay  her  hand 
On  that  dear  head  of  thine, 
While  like  a  penitent  I  stand, 
And  there  confess  my  sin. 

4  Believing,  we  rejoice 

To  see  the  curse  remove ; 
We  bless  the  Lamb  with  cheerful  voice 
And  sing  his  bleeding  love. 


298 


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THE  Lord  my  Shepherd  is, 
I  shall  be  well  supplied ;  _ 
Since  he  is  mine,  and  I  am  his, 
What  can  I  want  beside  ? 

2  He  leads  me  to  the  place 

Where  heavenly  pasture  grows, 
Where  living  waters  gently  pass, 
And  full  salvation  flows. 


If  e'er  I  go  astray, 

He  doth  my  soul  reclaim, 
And  guides  me  in  his  own  right  way, 

For  his  most  holy  name. 

4  While  he  affords  his  aid, 

I  cannot  yield  to  fear;  [shade. 

Tho'  I  should  walk  thro'  death's  dark 
My  Shepherd 's  with  me  there. 

5  Amid  surrounding  foes 

Thou  dost  my  table  spread, 
My  cup  with  blessings  overflows, 
And  joy  exalts  my  head. 

6  The  bounties  of  thy  love    ■ 

Shall  crown  my  following  days; 
Nor  from  thy  house  will  I  remove, 
Nor  cease'to  speak  thy  praise. 


299 


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LIKE  sheep  we  went  astray, 
And  broke  the  fold  of  God ; 
Each  wandering  in  a  different  way, 
But  all  the  downward  road. 

How  dreadful  was  the  hour 
When  God  our  wanderings  laid, 

And  did  at  once  his  vengeance  pour 
Upon  the  Shepherd's  head ! 

How  glorious  was  the  grace 
When  Christ  sustained  the  stroke ! 

His  life  and  blood  the  Shepherd  pays 
A  ransom  for  the  flock. 


hymns  300,  301,  302,  303,  304. 


281 


4  His  honor  and  his  breath 
Were  taken  both  away ; 
Joined  with  the  wicked'in  his  death, 
And  made  as  vile  as  the)'. 


300 


II. 


BEHOLD,  what  wondrous  grace 
The  Father  has  bestowed 
On  sinners  of  a  mortal  race, 
To  call  them  sons  of  God. 
2  'Tis  no  surprising  thing 

That  we  should  be  unknown ; 
The  Jewish  world  knew  not  their  King, 
God's  everlasting  Son. 
8  Nor  doth  it  yet  appear 

How  great  we  must  be  made : 
But  when  we  see  our  Saviour  here 
"We  shall  be  like  our  head. 
4  A  hope  so  much  divine 
May  trials  well  endure, 
May  purge  our  souls  from  sense  and  sin, 
As  Christ  the  Lord  is  pure. 


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HOW  charming  is  the  place 
Where  my  Redeemer  God 
Unveils  the  beauties  of  his  face, 
And  sheds  his  love  abroad  ! 

2  Not  the  fair  palaces 

To  which  the  great  resort 
Are  once  to  be  compared  with  this, 
Where  Jesus  holds  his  court. 

3  Here  on  the  mercy-seat, 

With  radiant  glory  crowned, 
Our  joyful  eyes  behold  him  sit, 
And*  smile  on  all  aroimd. 

4  Give  me,  O  Lord,  a  place 

Within  thy  blest  abode, 
Among  the  children  of  thy  grace, 
The  servants  of  my  God. 


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302 

JESUS,  we  look  to  thee. 
Thy  promised  presence  claim ; 
Thou  in  the  midst  of  us  wilt  be, 
Assembled  in  thy  name. 
2  Thy  name  salvation  is, 

Which  here  we  come  to  prove ; 
Thy  name  is  life,   and    health,  and 
And  everlasting  love.  [peace, 


3  We  meet,  the  grace  to  take 

Which  thou  hast  freely  given ; 
We  meet  on  earth  for  thy  dear  sake, 
That  we  may  meet  in  heaven. 

4  O,  may  thy  quickening  voice 

The  death  of  sin  remove, 
And  bid  our  inmost  souls  rejoice 
In  hope  of  perfect  love. 

303 

DEAR  Saviour,  we  are  thine, 
By  everlasting  bands : 
Our  names,  our  hearts,  we  would  re- 
And  souls,  into  thy  hands.        [sign, 

2  Accepted  for  thy  sake, 

And  justified  by  faith, 
We  of  thy  righteousness  partake, 
And  find  in  thee  our  life. 

3  To  thee  we  still  would  cleave, 

With  ever  growing  zeal ; 
If  millions  tempt  us  Christ  to  leave, 
O  let  them  ne'er  prevail. 

4  Thy  Spirit  shall  unite 

Our  souls  to  thee,  our  head ; 
Shall  form  us  to  thy  image  bright, 

That  we  thy  paths  may  tread. 
Death  may  our  souls  divide 

From  these  abodes  of  clay ; 
But  love  shall  keep  us  near  thy  side, 

Through  all  the  gloomy  way. 
6  Since  Christ  and  we  are  one, 

Why  should  we  doubt  or  fear  ? 
Since  he  in  heaven  has  fixed  his  throne, 

He'll  fix  his  members  there. 

304 

MY  spirit  on  thy  care, 
Blest  Saviour,  I  recline ; 
Thou  wilt  not  leave  me  to  despair, 

For  thou  art  love  divine. 
In  thee  I  place  my  trust ; 

On  thee  I  calmly  rest ; 
I  know  thee  good,  I  know  thee  just, 

And  count  thy  choice  the  best. 
Whate'er  events  betide, 

Thy  will  they  all  perform ; 
Safe  in  thy  breast  my  head  I  hide, 

Nor  fear  the  coming  storm. 
4  Let  good  or  ill  befall, 

It  must  be  good  for  me, — 
Secure  of  having  thee  in  all, 

Of  having  all  in  thee. 


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282 


hymns  305,  306,  307. 


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305  i. 

MY  soul,  repeat  his  praise, 
Whose  mercies  are  so  great; 
Whose  anger  is  so  slow  to  rise, 
So  ready  to  abate. 

2  High  as  the  heavens  are  raised 

Above  the  ground  we  tread, 
So  far  the  riches  of  his  grace 
Our  highest  thoughts  exceed. 

3  His  power  subdues  our  sins ; 

And  his  forgiving  love, 
Far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west, 
Doth  all  our  guilt  remove. 

4  Our  days  are  as  the  grass, 

Or  like  the  morning  flower : 
If  one  sharp  blast  sweep!  o'er  the  field, 
It  withers  in  an  hour. 

5  But  thy  compassions,  Lord, 

To  endless  years  endure ; 
And  children's  children  ever  find 
Thy  words  of  promise  sure. 


306 


I. 


I  HEAR  thy  word  with  love, 
And  I  would  fain  obey : 
Send  thy  good  Spirit  from  above 
To  guide  me,  lest  I  stray. 


2  O  !  who  can  ever  find 

The  errors  of  his  ways  ? 
Yet,  with  a  bold,  presumptuous  mind 
I  would  not  dare  transgress. 

3  Warn  me  of  every  sin, 

Forgive  my  secret  faults ; 
And  cleanse  this  guilty  soul  of  mine, 
Whose  crimes  exceed  my  thoughts. 

4  While  with  my  heart  and  tongue 

I  spread  thy  praise  abroad ; 
Accept  the  worship  and  the  song, 
My  Saviour  and  my  God. 


307 


II. 


MY  Saviour  and  my  King, 
Thy  beauties  are  divine ; 
Thy  lips  with  blessings  overflow, 
And  every  grace  is  thine. 

Now  make  thy  glory  known  ; 

Gird  on  thy  dreadful  sword, 
And  ride  in  majesty  to  spread 

The  conquests  of  thy  word. 

Strike  through  thy  stubborn  foes, 
Or  make  their  hearts  obey ; 

While  justice,  meekness,  grace  and 
Attend  thy  glorious  way.        [truth, 

Thy  laws,  O  God !  are  right ; 

Thy  throne  shall  ever  stand ; 
And  thy  victorious  gospel  prove 

A  sceptre  in  thy  hand. 


hymns  308,  309,  310. 


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!  BLESS  the  Lord,  my  soul, 
Let  all  within  me  join, 


And  aid  my  tongue  to  bless  his  name, 
Whose  favors  are  divine. 

2  O  !  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul, 

Nor  let  his  mercies  lie 
Forgotten  in  unthankfulness, 
And  without  praises  die. 

3  'Tis  he  forgives  thy  sins, 

'Tis  he  relieves  thy  pain, 
'Tis  he  that  heals  thy  sicknesses, 
And  makes  thee  young  again. 

4  He  crowns  thy  life  with  love, 

When  ransomed  from  the  grave ; 
He  that  redeemed  my  soul  from  hell 
Hath  sovereign  power  to  save. 


309  I. 

HOW  heavy  is  the  night 
That  hangs  upon  our  eyes, 
Till  Christ,  with  his  reviving  light, 
Over  our  souls  arise ! 

2  Our  guilty  spirits  dread 

To  meet  the  wrath  of  heaven ; 
But,  in  his  righteousness  arrayed, 
We  see  our  sins  forgiven ; 


3  Unholy  and  impure 

Are  all  our  thoughts  and  ways ; 
His  hands  infected  nature  cure, 
With  sanctifying  grace. 

4  The  powers  of  hell  agree 

To  hold  our  souls  in  vain ; 
He  sets  the  sons  of  bondage  free, 
And  breaks  the  accursed  chain. 

5  Lord,  we  adore  thy  ways 

To  bring  us  near  to  God ; 
Thy    sovereign    power,    thy  healing 
And  thy  atoning  blood.    "      [grace, 


310 


II 


0LORD  our  God,  arise, 
The  cause  of  truth  maintain ; 
And  wide  o'er  all  the  peopled  world 
Extend  her  blessed  reign. 

2  Thou  Prince  of  Life,  arise, 

Nor  let  thy  glory  cease ; 
Far  spread  the  conquests  of  thy  grace, 
And  bless  the  earth  with  peace. 

3  Thou  holv  Ghost  arise, 

Expand  thy  quickening  wing, 
And  o'er  a  dark  and  ruined  world, 
Let  light  and  order  sprins. 

All  on  the  earth,  arise, 

To  God  the  Saviour  sing,     [heaven. 
From  shore  to  shore,  from  earth  to 

Let  echoing  anthems  rinir. 


284 


hymns  311,  312,  313. 


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311  I. 

BEHOLD,  the  morning  sun 
Begins  his  glorious  way ; 
His  beams  through  all  the  nations  run 
And  life  and  light  convey. 

2  But  where  the  gospel  comes, 

It  spreads  diviner  light ; 
It  calls  dead  sinners  from  their  tombs 
And  gives  the  blind  their  sight. 

3  How  perfect  is  thy  word ! 

And  all  thy  judgments  just; 
For  ever  sure  thy  promise,  Lord, 
And  men  securely  trust. 

4  My  gracious  God,  how  plain 

Are  thy  directions  given ! 
O  !  may  I  never  readln  vain, 
But  find  the  path  to  heaven ! 


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3  In  every  different  land, 

Their  general  voice  is  known ; 
They  show  the  wonders  of  his  hand, 
And  orders  of  his  throne. 

4  Ye  Christian  lands,  rejoice, 

Here  he  reveals  his  word ; 
"We  are  not  left  to  nature's  voice 
To  bid  us  know  the  Lord. 

5  His  statutes  and  commands 

Are  set  before  our  eyes ; 
He  puts  his  gospel  in  our  hands, 
Where  our  salvation  lies. 


312 


I. 


313 


II. 


BEHOLD  the  lofty  sky 
Declares  its  Maker,  God ! 
And  all  the  starry  works  on  high 
Proclaim  his  power  abroad. 

2  The  darkness  and  the  light 

Still  keep  their  course  the  same ; 
While  night  to  day,  and  day  to  night, 
Divinely  teach  his  nam* 


AWAKE,  and  sing  the  song 
Of  Moses  and  the  Lamb ; 
Wake,  every  heart  and  every  tongue, 
To  praise  the  Saviour's  name. 

2  Sing  of  his  dying  love, 
Sing  of  his  rising  power ; 

Sing  how  he  intercedes  above 
For  those  whose  sins  he  bore. 

3  Sing  on  your  heavenly  way, 

Ye  ransomed  sinners,  sing ; 
Sing  on,  rejoicing  every  day 
In  Christ,  the  eternal  King. 

4  Soon  shall  we  hear  him  say, 

"  Ye  blessed  children,  come ! " 

Soon  will  he  call  us  hence  away, 

X3»rt  take  his  wanderers  librae. 


hymns  314,  315,  316,  317,  318. 


285 


314 


II. 


GREAT  is  the  Lord  our  God, 
And  let  his  praise  be  great ; 
He  makes  his  churches  his  abode, 
His  most  delightful  seat. 

2  These  temples  of  his  grace, 

How  beautiful  they  stand ! 

The  honors  of  our  native  place, 

And  bulwarks  of  our  land. 

3  In  Zion  God  is  known 

A  refuge  in  distress ; 
How  bright  has  his  salvation  shone ! 
How  fair  his  heavenly  grace ! 

4  Oft  have  our  fathers  told, 

Our  eyes  have  often  seen, 
How  well  our  God  secures  the  fold, 
Where  his  own  flocks  have  been. 

5  In  every  new  distress 

We'll  to  his  house  repair, 
Recall  to  mind  his  wondrous  grace, 
And  seek  deliverance  there. 


For  Social  a:nt>  Private  Worship. 

Doxology. 

p  IVE  to  the  Father  praise, 
vX  Give  glory  to  the  Son, 
And  to  the  Spirit  of  his  grace 
Be  equal  honor  done. 

315 

MY  God,  my  life,  my  love ; 
To  thee,  to  thee  I  call ; 
I  cannot  live  if  thou  remove, 
For  thou  art  All  in  all. 

2  The  smilings  of  thy  face, 

How  amiable  they  are ! 
'Tis  heaven  to  rest  in  thine  embrace, 
And  no  where  else  but  there, 

3  Nor  earth,  nor  all  the  sky, 

Can  one  delight  afford"; 
No,  not  a  drop  of  real  joy. 
Without  thy  presence,  Lord. 

4  Thou  art  the  sea  of  love, 

Where  all  thy  pleasures  roll ; 
The  circle  where  my  passions  move, 
And  centre  of  my  soul. 

5  To  thee  my  spirits  fly, 

With  infinite  desire ; 
And  yet  how  far  from  thee  I  lie ! 
Dear  Jesus,  raise  me  higher. 


316 

OLORD,  our  heavenly  King, 
Thy  name  is  all  divine  ; 
Thy  glories  round  the  earth  are  spread, 
And  o'er  the  heavens  they  shine. 

2  Lord,  what  is  worthless  man, 

That  thou  shouldst  love  him  so  ? 
Next  to  thine  angels  he  is  placed, 
And  lord  of  all  below.  • 

3  How  rich  thy  bounties  are  ! 

And  wondrous  are  thy  ways : 
Of  dust  and  worms  thy  power  can 
A  monument  of  praise.  [frame 

317 

MY  Maker  and  my  King ! 
To  thee  my  all  I  owe ; 
Thy  sovereignbounty  is  the  spring 
Whence  all  my  blessings  flow. 

2  Thou  ever  good  and  kind ! 

A  thousand  reasons  move, 

A  thousand  obligations  bind 

My  heart  to  grateful  love. 

3  The  creature  of  thy  hand, 

On  thee  alone  I  live ; 
}Iy  God,  thy  benefits  demand 
More  praise  than  I  can  give. 

4  Oh  let  thy  grace  inspire 

My  soul  with  strength  divine  ; 
Let  all  my  powers  to  thee  aspire, 
And  all  my  days  be  thine. 

318 

WELCOME,  sweet  day  of  rest, 
That  saw  the  Lord  arise ; 
Welcome  to  this  reviving  breast, 
And  these  rejoicing  eyes. 

2  The  King  himself  comes  near, 

And  feasts  his  saints  to-day  ; 
Here  we  may  sit,  and  see  him  here, 
And  Jove  and  praise  and  pray. 

3  One  day  amid  the  place 

Where  my  dear  God  hath  been 
Is  sweeter  than  ten  thousand  days 
Of  pleasurable  sin. 

4  My  willing  soul  would  stay 

In  such  a  frame  as  this, 
And  sit  and  sing  herself  away, 
To  everlasting  bliss. 


286 


hymns  319,  320,  321. 


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319 


I. 


WHEN  overwhelmed  with  grief, 
My  heart  within  me  dies, 
Helpless  and  far  from  all  relief, 
To  heaven  I  lift  mine  eyes. 

2  O !  lead  me  to  the  rock  * 

That's  high  above  my  head, 
And  make  the  covert  of  thy  wings 
My  shelter  and  my  shade. 

3  Within  thy  presence,  Lord, 

For  ever  I'll  abide  ; 
Thou  art  the  tower  of  my  defence, 
The  refuge  where  I  hide. 

4  Thou  givest  me  the  lot 

Of  those  that  fear  thy  name ; 
If  endless  life  be  their  reward, 
I  shall  possess  the  same. 


320 


I 


0!  BLESSED  souls  are  they 
Whose  sins  are  covered  o'er, 
Divinely  blest,  to  whom  the  Lord 
Imputes  their  guilt  no  more. 

2  They  mourn  their  follies  past, 

And  keep  their  hearts  with  care ; 
Their  lips  and  lives  without  deceit 
Shall  prove  their  faith  sincere. 


3  While  I  concealed  my  guilt, 

I  felt  the  festering  wound, 
Till  I  confessed  my  sins  to  thee, 
And  ready  pardon  found. 

4  Let  sinners  learn  to  pray, 

Let  saints  keep  near  the  throne ; 
Our  help  in  times  of  deep  distress, 
Is  found  in  God  alone. 


321 


II, 


YOUR  harps,  ye  trembling  saints, 
Down  from  the  willows  take ; 
Loud  to  the  praise  of  love  divine, 
Bid  every  string  awake. 

Though  in  a  foreign  land, 
We  are  not  far  from  home, 

And  nearer  to  our  house  above 
We  every  moment  come. 

His  grace  will,  to  the  end, 
Stronger  and  brighter  shine ; 

Nor  present  things,  nor  things  to  come, 
Shall  quench  the  love  divine. 

When  we  in  darkness  wTalk, 
Nor  feel  the  heavenly  flame ; 

Then  is  the  time  to  trust  our  God, 
And  rest  upon  his  name. 

Soon  shall  our  doubts  and  fears 

Subside,  at  his  control : 
His  loving-kindness  shall  break  thro' 

The  midnight  of  the  souL 


hymns  322,  323,  324,  325,  326. 


287 


6  Blest  is  the  man,  0  God, 

That  stays  himself  on  thee  ; 
Who  waits  for  thy  salvation  Lord, 
Shall  thy  salvation  see. 


322 


II. 


TO  bless  thy  chosen  race, 
In  mercy,  Lord,  incline ; 
And  cause  the  brightness  of  thy  face 
On  all  thy  saints  to  shine : — 

2  That  so  thy  wondrous  way 

May  through  the  world  be  known ; 
While  distant  lands  their  tribute  pay, 
And  thy  salvation  own. 

3  O  let  them  shout  and  sing 

With  joy  and  pious  mirth  ; 
For  thou,  the  righteous  Judge  and 
Shalt  govern  ali  the  earth.      [King, 

4  Let  differing  nations  join 

To  celebrate  thy  fame  ; 
Let  all  the  world,  O  Lord,  combine 
To  praise  thy  glorious  name. 


For  Social  axd  Private  Worship. 

323 

BLEST  Comforter  Divine, 
Whose  rays  of  heavenly  love 
Amid  our  gloom  and  darkness  shine, 
And  point  our  souls  above  ; 

2  Thou,  who  with  "  still  small  voice  " 

Dost  stop  the  sinner's  way, 
And  bid  the  mourning  saint  rejoice, 
Though  earthly  joys  decay ; 

3  Thou,  whose  inspiring  breath 

Can  make  the  cloud  of  care, 
And  e'en  the  gloomy  vale  of  death, 
A  smile  of  glory  wear ; 

4  Thou,  who  dost  fill  the  heart 

With  love  to  all  our  race, 
Blest  Comforter !  to  us  impart 
The  blessings  of  thy  grace. 

324 

WHILE  my  Redeemer's  near, 
My  Shepherd  and  my  Guide, 
I  bid  farewell  to  anxious  fear ; 
My  wants  are  all  supplied. 
2  To  ever  fragrant  meads, 

Where  rich  abundance  grows, 

His  gracious  hand  indulgent  leads, 

And  guards  my  sweet  repose. 


3  Dear  Shepherd,  if  I  stray, 
My  wandering  feet  restore  ; 
To  thy  fair  pastures  guide  my  way, 
And  let  me  rove  no  more. 

325 

BLEST  be  the  tie  that  binds 
Our  hearts  in  Christian  love ; 
The  fellowship  of  kinjJPed  minds 
Is  like  to  that  above*. 

2  Before  our  Fathers  throne 
We  pour  our  ardent  prayers : 

Our  fears,  our  hopes,  our  aims  are  one, 
Our  comforts  and  our  cares. 

3  We  share  our  mutual  woes, 
Our  mutual  burdens  bear, 

And  often  for  each  other  flows 
The  sympathizing  tear. 

4  When  we  asunder  part, 
It  gives  us  inward  pain  ; 

But  we  shall  still  be  joined  in  heart, 
And  hope  to  meet  again. 

5  This  glorious  hope  revives 

Our  courage  by  the  way ; 
While  each  in  expectation  lives, 
And  longs  to  see  the  day. 

6  From  sorrow,  toil,  and  pain, 
And  sin  we  shall  be  free ; 

And  perfect  love  and  friendship  reigD, 
Through  all  eternity. 

326 

0|  FOR  the  death  of  those 
•  Who  slumber  in  the  Lord ! 
0  be  like  theirs  my  last  repose, 
Like  theirs  my  last  reward ! 

2  Their  bodies  in  the  ground 
In  silent  hope  may  lie, 

Till  the  last  trumpet's  joyful  sound 
Shall  call  them  to  the  sky. 

3  Their  ransomed  spirits  soar, 

On  wings  of  faitli  and  love, 

To  meet  the  Saviour  they  adore, 

And  reign  with  him  above. 

4  With  us  their  names  shall  live 

Through  long  succeeding  years, 
Enbalmed  with  all  our  hearts  can  give, 
Our  praises  and  our  tears. 

5  O  for  the  death  of  those, 

Who  slumber  in  the  Lord! 

0  be  like  theirs  my  last  repose, 

Like  theirs  mv  last  reward. 


288 


HYMN 


327,  328,  329. 


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327 


I. 


PREPARE  me,  gracious  God, 
To  stand  before  thy  face ; 
Thy  Spirit  must  the  work  perform, 
For  it  is  all  of  grace. 

2  In  Christ's  obedience  clothe, 

And  wash  me  in  his  blood  : 
So  shall  I  lift  my  head  with  joy, 
Among  the  sons  of  God. 

3  Do  thou  my  sins  subdue. 

Thy  sovereign  love  make  known ; 
The  spirit  of  my  mind  renew, 
•  And  save  me  in  thy  Son. 

4  Let  me  attest  thy  power, 

Let  me  thy  goodness  prove, 
Till  my  full  soul  can  hold  no  more 
Of  everlasting  love. 


328 


II 


TO  God,  the  only  wise, 
Our  Saviour  and  our  King, 
Let  all  the  saints  below  the  skies 
Their  humble  praises  bring. 

2  'Tis  his  almighty  love, 

His  counsel  and  his  care, 
Preserves  us  safe  from  sin  and  death, 
And  every  hurtful  snare. 


3  He  will  present  our  souls, 

Unblemished  and  complete, 
Before  the  glory  of  his  face, 
With  joys  divinely  great. 

4  Then  all  the  chosen  seed 

Shall  meet  around  the  throne ; 

Shall  bless  the  conduct  of  his  grace, 

And  make  his  wonders  known. 

5  To  our  Redeemer  God 

Wisdom  and  power  belongs, 
Immortal  crowns  of  majesty, 
And  everlasting  songs. 


329  ii. 

HOW  beauteous  are  their  feet 
Who  stand  on  Zion's  hill, 
Who  bring  salvation  on  their  tongues, 
And  words  of  peace  reveal ! 

2  How  charming  is  their  voice  ! 

How  sweet  their  tidings  are ! 
"  Zi&n,  behold  thy  Saviour  King, 
He  reigns  and  triumphs  here." 

3  How  happy  are  our  ears 

That  hear  this  joyful  sound, 
Which  kings  and  prophets  waited  for, 
And  sought,  but  never  found  ! 

4  How  blessed  are  our  eyes 

That  see  this  heavenly  light ! 
Prophets  and  kings  desired  it  long, 
But  died  without  the  sight. 


hymns  330,  331,  332,  333,  334. 


289 


5  The  watchmen  join  their  voice, 

And  tuneful  notes  employ ; 
Jerusalem  breaks  forth  in  songs, 
And  deserts  learn  the  joy. 

6  The  Lord  makes  bare  his  arm 

Through  all  the  earth  abroad : 
Let  every  nation  now  behold 
Their  Saviour  and  their  God. 


For  Social  and  Private  "Worship. 

330 

MINE  eyes  and  my  desire 
Are  ever  to  the  Lord, 
I  love  to  plead  his  promised  grace 
And  rest  upon  his  word. 

2  Turn,  turn  thee  to  my  soul, 

Bring  thy  salvation  near ; 
When  will  thy  hand  release  my  feet 
Out  of  the  deadly  snare  ? 

3  When  shall  the  sovereign  grace 

Of  my  forgiving  God, 
Restore"  me  from  those  dangerous  ways 
My  wandering  feet  have  trod  ? 

4  O  !  keep  my  soul  from  death, 

Nor  put  my  hope  to  shame, 
For  I  have  placed  my  only  trust 
In  my  Redeemer's  name. 

5  With  humble  faith  I  wait 

To  see  thy  face  again ; 
Of  Israel  it  shall  ne'er  be  said, 
He  sought  the  Lord  in  vain. 

331 

IVTOT  with  our  mortal  eyes 
1  i   Have  we  beheld  the  Lord ; 
Yet  we  rejoice  to  hear  his  name, 
And  love  him  in  his  word. 

2  On  earth  we  want  the  sight 

Of  our  Redeemer's  face ; 
Yet,  Lord,  our  inmost  thoughts  delight 
To  dwell  upon  thy  grace. 

3  And  when  we  taste  thy  love, 

Our  joys  divinely  grow, 
Unspeakable,  like  those  above, 
And  heaven  begins  below. 

332 

BLEST  are  the  sons  of  peace, 
Whose  hearts  and  hopes  are  one ; 
Whose    kind    designs  to    serve    and 
Through  all  their  actions  run.  [please. 
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2  Blest  is  the  pious  house 

Where  zeal  and  friendship  meet ; 
Their  songs  of  praise,  their  mingled 
Make  their  communion  sweet.[vows. 

3  Thus,  when  on  Aaron's  head 

They  poured  the  rich  perfume, 
The  oil  down  to  his  raiment  spread, 
And  pleasure  filled  the  room. 

4  Thus,  on  the  heavenly  hills, 
The  saints  are  blest  above, 

Where  joy,  like  morning  dew,  distils, 
And  all  the  air  is  love. 

333 

GIVE  to  the  winds  thy  fears ; 
Hope  on,  be  not  dismayed : 
God  hears  thy  sighs  and  counts  thy 
God  shall  lift  up  thy  head.      [tears ; 

2  Through  waves,and  clouds,  and  storms, 

He  gently  clears  the  way ; 
Wait  thou  his  time  :  the  darkest  night 
Shall  end  in  brightest  day. 

3  Far,  far  above  thy  thought 

His  counsel  shall  appear, 
When  fully  he  the  work  hath  wrought, 
That  caused  thy  needless  fear. 

4  What  though  thou  rulest  not ! 

Yet  heaven  and  earth  and  hell 
Proclaim — God  sitteth  on  the  throne, 
And  ruleth  all  things  well. 

334 

THE  day  is  past  and  gone, 
The  evening  shades  appear ; 
O  may  we  all  remember  well, 

The  night  of  death  draws  near. 
We  lay  our  garni  snts  by, 

Upon  our  beds  to  rest ; 
So  death  will  soon  disrobe  us  all 

Of  what  is  here  possessed. 
Lord,  keep  us  safe  this  night, 

Secure  from  all  our  fears  ; 
May  angels  guard  us  while  we- sleep, 

Till  morning  light  appears. 
And  when  we  early  rise, 

And  view  the  unwearied  sun, 
May  we  set  out  to  win  the  prize, 

And  after  glory  run. 
And  when  our  days  are  past, 

And  we  from  time  remove, 
O  may  we  in  thy  bosom  rest„ 

The  bosom  of  thv  love. 


290 


hymns  335,  336,  337. 


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COME  sound  his  praise  abroad, 
And  hymns  of  glory  sing ; 
Jehovah  is  the  sovereign  God, 
The  universal  King. 

2  He  formed  the  deeps  unknown ; 

He  gave  the  seas  their  bound ; 
The  watery  worlds  are  all  his  own ; 
And  all  the  solid  ground. 

3  Come,  worship  at  his  throne, 

Come,  bow  before  the  Lord; 
We  are  his  works,  and  not  our  own 
He  formed  us  by  his  word. 

4  To-day  attend  his  voice, 

Nor  dare  provoke  his  rod ; 
Come,  like  the  people  of  his  choice, 
And  own  your  gracious  God. 


336 


I. 


COME,  Holy  Spirit,  come ; 
Let  thy  bright  beams  arise ; 
Dispel  the  darkness  from  our  minds, 
And  open  thou  our  eyes. 

2  Revive  our  drooping  faith; 

Our  doubts  and  fears  remove ; 
And  kindle  in  our  breasts  the  flame 
Of  never-dying  love. 


3  Convince  us  of  our  sin, 

Then  lead  to  Jesus'  blood ; 
And  to  our  wondering  view  reveal 
The  gracious  love  of  God. 

4  'Tis  thine  to  cleanse  the  heart, 

To  sanctify  the  soul, 
To  pour  fresh  life  on  every  part, 
And  new  create  the  whole. 

5  Dwell,  therefore,  in  our  hearts ; 

Our  minds  from  bondage  free; 
Then  shall  we  know,  and  praise,  and 
The  Father,  Son,  and  Thee.      [love. 


337 


II. 


COME,  we  that  love  the  Lord, 
_  And  let  our  joys  be  known; 
Join  in  a  song  with  sweet  accord, 
And  thus  surround  the  throne. 

2  The  God  that  rules  on  high, 

And  thunders  when  he  please, 
That  rides  upon  the  stormy  sky, 
And  manages  the  seas : 

3  This  awful  God  is  ours, 

Our  Father  and  our  love ; 
He  shall   send    down    his    heavenly 
To  carry  us  above.  [powers 

4  The  men  of  grace  have  found 

Glory  begun  below: 
Celestial  fruits  on  earthly  ground, 
From  faith  and  hope  may  grow. 


hymns  338,  339,  340,  341,  342. 


291 


5  The  hill  of  Zion  yields 

A  thousand  sacred  sweets, 
Before  we  reach  the  heavenly  fields, 
Or  walk  the  golden  streets. 

6  'f  hen  let  our  songs  abound 

And  every  tear  be  dry;        [ground, 
We're  marching  through  Immanuel's 
To  fairer  worlds  on  high. 

338  II. 

THY  name,  almighty  Lord, 
Shall  sound  through  distant  lands : 
Great  is  thy  grace  and  sure  thy  word : 
Thy  truth  for  ever  stands. 
2  Far  be  thine  honor  spread, 
And  long  thy  praise  endure, 
Till  morning  light  and  evening  shade 
Shall  be  exchanged  no  more. 


339 


II 


FAR  as  thy  name  is  known 
The  world  declares  thy  praise ; 
Thy  saints,  O  Lord,  before  thy  throne 
Their  songs  of  honor  raise. 

2  With  joy  thy  people  stand 

On  Zion's  chosen  hill, 
Proclaim  the  wonders  of  thy  hand, 
And  counsels  of  thy  will. 

3  Let  strangers  walk  around 

The  city  where  we  dwell, 
Compass  and  view  thy  holy  ground, 
And  mark  the  building  well. 

4  The  orders  of  thy  house, 

The  worship  of  thy  name, 
The  cheerful  songs,  the  solemn  vows, 
Our  blessedness  proclaim. 

5  The  God  we  worship  now 

Will  guide  us  till  we  die ; 
Will  be  our  God  while  here  below, 
And  ours  above  the  sky. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worsrtp. 

340 

&RACE !  'tis  a  charming  sound, 
Harmonious  to  mine  ear: 
Heaven  with  the  echo  shall  resound, 
And  all  the  earth  shall  hear. 
2  Grace  first  contrived  the  way 
To  save  rebellious  man ; 
And  all  the  steps  that  grace  display, 
Which  drew  the  wondrous  plan. 


3  Grace  first  inscribed  my  name 

In  God's  eternal  book ; 
'Twas  grace  that  gave  me  to  the  Lamb, 
Who  all  my  sorrows  took. 

4  Grace  led  my  roving  feet 

To  tread  the  heavenly  road ; 
And  new  supplies  each  hour  I  meet, 
While  pressing  on  to  God. 

5  Grace  taught  my  soul  to  pray, 

And  made  my  eyes  o'erflow ; 
'Twas  grace  that  kept  me  to  this  day, 
And  will  not  let  me  go. 

6  Grace  all  the  work  shall  crown, 

Through  everlasting  days ; 
It  lays  in  heaven  the  topmost  stone, 
And  well  deserves  the  praise. 

341 

FOR  ever  with  the  Lord ! " 
Amen  !  so  let  it  be : 
Life  from  the  dead  is  in  that  word : 
'Tis  immortality ! 

2  Here  in  the  body  pent, 

Absent  from  him  I  roam, 
Yet  nightly  pitch  my  moving  tent 
A  day's  march  nearer  home. 

3  My  Father's  house  on  high, 

Home  of  my  soul !  how  near, 
At  times,  to  faith's  aspiring  eye, 
Thy  golden  gates  appear ! 

4  "  For  e\er  with  the  Lord ! " 

Father,  if  'tis  thy  will, 
The  promise  of  thy  gracious  word, 
Ev'n  here  to  me  fulfil. 

5  Be  thou  at  my  right  hand ; 
So  shall  I  never  fail : 

Uphold  thou  me  and  I  shall  stand ; 
Help,  and  I  shall  prevail. 

6  So,  when  my  latest  breath 

Shall  rend  the  vail  in  twain, 
By  death  I  shall  escape  from  death, 
And  life  eternal  gain. 

342 

T\7E  lift  our  hearts  to  thee, 
V  T    Tbou  Day-star  from  on  high : 
The  sun  itself  is  but  thy  shade, 
Yet  cheers  both  earth  and  sky. 
2  Oh,  let  thy  rising  beams 

Dispel  the  shades  of  night; 
And  let  the  glories  of  thy  love, 
Come  like" the  morning  light ! 


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I. 


0!  CEASE,  my  wandering  soul, 
On  restless  wing  to  roam ; 
All  the  wide  world  to  either  pole, 
Has  not  for  thee  a  home. 

2  Behold  the  ark  of  God, 

Behold  the  open  door; 
Hasten  to  gain  that  dear  abode, 
And  rove,  my  soul,  no  more. 

3  There,  safe  thou  shalt  abide, 

There,  sweet  shall  be  thy  rest, 
And  every  longing  satisfied, 
With  full  salvation  blest. 


344 


II 


STAND  up,  and  bless  the  Lord, 
Ye  people  of  his  choice ! 
Stand  up,  and  bless  the  Lord  your  God, 
With  heart,  and  soul,  and  voice. 

2  Though  high  above  all  praise, 

Above  all  blessing  high, 
Who  would  not  fear  his  holy  name, 
And  laud,  and  magnify  ? 

3  God  is  our  strength  and  song, 

And  his  salvation  ours ; 
Then  be  his  love  in  Christ  proclaimed, 
With  all  our  ransomed  powers. 


4  Stand  up,  and  bless  the  Lord, — 
The  Lord  your  God,  adore, 
Stand  up  and  bless  his  glorious  name, 
Henceforth  for  evermore. 


345 


II 


LET  every  creature  join 
To  praise  th'  eternal  God ; 
Ye  heavenly  hosts,  the  song  begin, 
Ajid  sound  his  name  abroad. 

2  Thou  sun  with  golden  beams, 
And  moon  with  paler  rays, 
Ye  starry  lights,  ye  twinkling  flames, 

Shine  to  your  Maker's  praise. 
** 
He  built  those  worlds  above, 

And  fixed  their  wondrous  frame  ; 
By  his  command  they  stand  or  move, 

And  ever  speak  his  name. 

4  Ye  vapors,  when  ye  rise, 

Or  fall  in  showers  of  snow,     [skies, 
Ye  thunders,  murmuring  round  the 
His  power  and  glory  show. 

5  Wind,  hail,  and  flaming  fire, 

Agree  to  praise  the  Lord, 
When  ye  in  dreadful  storms  conspire 
To  execute  his  word. 

6  By  all  his  works  above 

His  honors  be  expressed ; 
But  saints  that  taste  his  saving  love, 
Should  sing  his  praises  best. 


hymns  346,  347,  348,  349,  350. 


293 


346 


II. 


THE  Lord,  the  sovereign  King, 
Hath  fixed  his  throne  on  high  ; 
O'er  all  the  heavenly  world  he  rules, 

And  all  beneath  the  sky. 
Ye  angels  great  in  might, 

And  swift  to  do  his  will, 
Bless  ye  the  Lord,  whose  voice  ye  hear, 

Whose  pleasure  ye  fulfil. 
Let  the  bright  hosts  who  wait 

The  orders  of  their  King,         [pray, 
And  guard  his  churches  when  they 

Join  in  the  praise  they  sing. 
While  all  his  wondrous  works 

Through  his  vast  kingdom  show 
Their  Maker's  glory,  thou,  my  soul, 

Shalt  sing  his  praises  too. 


For  Social  axd  Private  Worship. 

347 

I  LIFT  my  soul  to  God, 
My  trust  is  in  his  name  ; 
Let  not  the  foes  that  seek  my  blood 
Still  triumph  in  my  shame. 

2  From  the  first  dawning  light 

Till  evening  shades  arise, 
For  thy  salvation.  Lord,  I  wait, 
With  ever-longing  eyes. 

3  Remember  all  thy  grace,  , 

And  lead  me  in  thy  truth  : 
Forgive  the  sins  of  riper  days, 
Aid  follies  of  my  youth. 

4  The  Lord  is  just  and  kind, 

The  meek  shall  learn  his  ways, 
And  every  humble  sinner  find 
The  methods  of  his  grace. 

5  For  his  own  goodness'  sake 

He  saves  my  soul  from  shame ; 
He  pardons,  though  my  guilt  be  great 
Through  my  Redeemer's  name. 

348 

MY  God,  permit  my  tongue 
This  joy  to  call  thee  mine ; 
And  let  my  early  cries  prevail 
To  taste'  thy  love  divine. 
2  My  thirsty  fainting  soul 
Thy  mercy  does  implore : 
Not  travellers  in  desert  lands 
Can  pant  for  water  more. 


3  Within  thy  churches,  Lord, 
I  long  to  find  my  place, 
Thy  power  and  glory  to  behold, 
And  feel  thy  epuickening  grace. 

Since  thou  hast  been  my  help, 

To  thee  my  spirit  flies, 
And  on  thy  watchful  providence 

My  cheerful  hope  relies. 
The  shadow  of  thy  wings 

My  soul  in  safety  keeps ; 
I  follow  where  my  Father  leads, 

And  he  supports  my  steps. 

349 

COMMIT  thou  all  thy  griefs 
And  ways  into  his  hands ; 
To  his  sure  truth  and  tender  care, 

Who  earth  and  heaven  commands — 
Who  points  the  clouds  their  course, 

Whom  winds  and  seas  obey ; 
He  shall  direct  thy  wandering  feet, 

He  shall  prepare  thy  way. 
On  God  alone  rely ; 

Then  safe  shalt  thou  go  on : 
Fix  on  his  work  thy  steadfast  eye  ; 

Then  shall  thy  work  be  done. 
When  he  makes  bare  his  arm, 

What  shall  his  aim  withstand  ? 
When  he  will  save  his  friends  from 

Who,who  shall  stay  his  hand?  [harm, 
He  hears  thy  softest  prayer, 

He  girdeth  thee  with  might ; 
His  works  the  purest  blessings  are  ; 

His  ways,  the  purest  light. 


350 

SWEET  is  the  work,  O  Lord, 
Thy  glorious  acts  to  sing, 
To  praise  thy  name,  and  hear  thy  word, 

And  grateful  offerings  bring.' 
Sweet  at  the  dawning  light. 

Thy  boundless  love  to" tell ; 
And    when   approach  the    shades   of 
Still  on  the  theme  to  dwell,    [night, 

3  Sweet,  on  this  day  of  rest, 

To  join  in  heart  and  voice 
With  those  who  love  and  serve  thee 
And  in  thy  name  rejoice.  [best, 

4  To  songs  of  praise  and  joy, 

Be  every  Sabbath  given, 
That  such  may  be  our  blest  employ 
Eternally  in  heaven. 


294: 


hymns  351,  352,  353. 


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±\]  To  an  immortal  tune, 
Let  the  wide  earth  resound  the  deeds 
Celestial  grace  has  done. 

2  Sing  how  eternal  Love 

Its  chief  Beloved  chose, 
And  bade  him  raise  our  wretched  race 
From  their  abyss  of  woes. 

3  His  hand  no  thunder  bears, 

Nor  terror  clothes  his  brow  ; 
No  bolts  to  drive  our  guilty  souls 
To  fiercer  flames  below. 

4  'Twas  mercy  filled  the  throne, 

And  wrath  stood  silent  by, 

When  Christ  was  sent  with  pardons 

To  rebels  doomed  to  die.        [down 

5  Lord,  we  obey  thy  call ; 

We  lay  an  humble  claim 
To  the  salvation  thou  hast  brought, 
And  love  and  praise  thy  name. 


352 


II. 


SEE  what  a  living  stone 
The  builder's  did  refuse  ; 
Yet  God  hath  built  his  church  thereon 
In  spite  of  envious  Jews. 


2  The  work,  O  Lord,  is  thine, 

And  wondrous  in  our  eyes : 
This  day  declares  it  all  divine, 
This  day  did  Jesus  rise. 

3  This  is  the  glorious  day 

That  our  Redeemer  made ; 
Let  us  rejoice,  and  sing,  and  pray  ; 
Let  all  the  church  be  glad. 

4  Hosanna  to  the  King 

Of  David's  royal  blood  : 
Bless  him,  ye  saints ;  he  comes  to  bring 
Salvation  from  your  God. 

5  We  bless  thine  holy  word, 

Which  all  this  grace  displays ; 
And  offer  on  thine  altar,  Lord, 
Our  sacrifice  of  praise. 


353 


II 


THE  God  Jehovah  reigns, 
Let  all  the  nation's  fear ; 
Let  sinners  tremble  at  his  throne, 
And  saints  be  humble  there. 

2  Jesus  the  Saviour  reigns, 

Let  earth  adore  its  Lord ; 
Bright  cherubs  his  attendants  stand, 
Swift  to  fulfil  his  word. 

3  In  Zion  stands  his  throne, 

His  honors  are  divine ;  [known, 

His  church  shall  make  his  wonders 
For  there  his  glories  shine. 


hymns  354,  355,  356,  357,  358. 


295 


4  How  holy  is  his  name ! 
How  terrible  his  praise ! 
Justice,  and  truth,  and  judgment  join 
In  all  his  worlss^f  grace. 

354  n. 

I  LOVE  thy  kingdom,  Lord, 
The  house  of  thine  abode  ; 
The  church  our  blest  Redeemer  saved 
"With  his  own  precious  blood. 

2  I  love  thy  church,  0  God ! 

Her  walls  before  thee  stand, 
Dear  as  the  apple  of  thine  eye, 
And  graven  on  thy  hand. 

3  If  e'er  to  bless  thy  sons, 

My  voice  or  hands  deny, 
These  hands  let  useful  skill  forsake, 
This  voice  in  silence  die. 

4  If  e'er  my  heart  forget 

Her  welfare  or  her  woe, 
Let  every  joy  this  heart  forsake, 
And  every  grief  o'erflow. 

5  For  her  my  tears  shall  fall ; 

For  her  my  prayers  ascend : 
To  her  my  cares  and  toils  be  given, 
Till  toils  and  cares  shall  end. 

6  Beyond  my  highest  joy 

I  prize  her  heavenly  ways  ; 
Her  sweet  communion,  solemn  vows, 
Her  hymns  of  love  and  praise. 

7  Jesus,  thou  Friend  divine, 

Our  Saviour  and  our  King, 
Thy  hand  from  every  snare  and  foe 
Shall  great  deliverance  bring. 

8  Sure  as  thy  truth  shall  last, 

To  Zion  shall  be  given 
The  brightest  glories  earth  can  yield, 
And  brighter  bliss  of  heaven. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

355 

MY  soul,  be  on  thy  guard, 
Ten  thousand  foes  arise ; 
And  hosts  of  sins  are  pressing  hard, 
To  draw  thee  from  the  skies. 

2  O  watch,  and  fight,  and  pray, 

The  battle  ne'er  give  o'er  ; 
Renew  it  boldly  eveiy  day, 
And  help  divine  implore. 

3  Ne'er  think  the  victory  won, 

Nor  once  at  ease  sit' down  : 


Thy  arduous  work  will  not  be  done 
Till  thou  hast  got  the  crown. 
4  Fight  on,  my  soul,  till  death 
Shall  bring  thee  to  thy  God  ; 

He  '11  take  thee,  at  thy  parting  breath, 
Up  to  his  blest  abode. 

356 

TO  God,  in  whom  I  trust, 
I  lift  my  heart  and  voice  ; 
O  let  me  not  be  put  to  shame, 
Nor  let  my  foes  rejoicj. 
2  Thy  mercies  and  thy  love, 
O  Lord,  recall  to  mind  ; 
And  graciously  continue  still, 

As  thou  wast  ever,  kind. 
Let  all  my  youthful  crimes 

Be  blotted  out  by  thee, 
And,  for  thy  wondrous  goodness'  sake, 
In  mercy  think  on  me. 
4  His  mercy  and  his  truth 

The  righteous  Lord  displays, 
In  bringing  wandering  sinners  home, 
And  teaching  them  his  ways. 

357 

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JL  And  he  shall  come  again,     [lives 
"Who  died  that  we  might  live,  who 
That  we  with  him  may  reign :        - 
2  Then,  O  my  Lord,  prepare 
My  soul  for  that  glad  day  ; 
O  wash  me  in  thy  precious  blood, 
And  take  my  sins  away  ! 

358 

AND  must  this  body  die, 
This  mortal  frame  decay? 
And  must  these  active  limbs  of  mine 

Lie  mouldering  in  the  clay? 
2  God  my  Redeemer  lives. 

And  often  from  the  skies 
Looks  down  and  watches  all  my  dust, 

Till  he  shall  bid  it  rise. 
Arrayed  in  glorious  grace 

Shall  these  vile  bodies  shine, 
And  every  shape  and  every  face 

Look  heavenly  and  divine. 
These  lively  hopes  we  owe 

To  Jesus'  dying  love  ; 
"We  would  adore  his  grace  below, 

And  sing  his  power  above. 


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What  light  and  joythose  leaves  afford 
To  souls  benighted  and  distressed  ! 
Thy  precepts  guide  my  doubtful  way 
Thy  fear  forbids  my  feet  to  stray, 
Thy  promise  leads  my  heart  to  rest, 

2  From  the  discoveries  of  thy  law 
The  perfect  rules  of  life  I  draw : 

These  are  my  study  and  delight : 
Not  honey  so  invites  the  taste, 
Nor  gold  that  hath  the  furnace  passed 

Appears  so  pleasing  to  the  sight. 

3  Thy  threatenings  wake  my  slumber- 

ing eyes, 
And  warn  me  where  my  danger  lies; 

But  'tis  thy  blessed  gospel,  Lord, 
That  makes  my  guilty  concience  clean, 
Converts  my  soul,  subdues  my  sin, 

And  gives  a  free,  but  large  reward. 


4  Who  knows  the  errors  of  my  thoughts  ? 
My  God,  forgive  my  secret  faults, 

And  from  presumptuous  sin  restrain  ; 
Accept  my  poor  attempts  of  praise, 
That  I  have  read  thy  book  of  grace, 
And  book  of  nature,  not  in  vain. 


360 


I. 


0GOD — my  gracious  God — to  thee 
My  morning  prayers  shall  offered  be; 
For  thee  my  thirsty  soul  doth  pant ! 
My  fainting  flesh  implores  thy  grace, 
Within  this  dry  and  barren  place, 
Where  I  refreshing  waters  want. 

2  O  to  my  longing  eyes  once  more 
That  view  of  glorious  power  restore, 

Which  thy  majestic  house  displays ! 
Because  to  me  thy  wondrous  love 
Than  life  itself  does  dearer  prove. 
My  lips  shall  always  speak  thy  praise. 


hymns  361,  362.  363,  364. 


297 


361 


I 


THOU  art  the  everlasting  Son, 
O  Christ !  and,  high  upon  thy  throne 
Thou  art  at  the  right  hand  of  God, 
And  hast  redeemed  us  by  thy  blood ; 
And  heaven  and  earth  are  full  of  thee, 
The  glory  of  thy  Majesty ! 

2  When  all  the  sharpness  of  our  death 
Was  overcome  in  thy  last  breath, 
Then  didst  thou  open  wide  heaven's 

door 
To  all  believers  evermore : 
O  Lamb  of  God !  and  thou  wilt  come, 
To  be  our  Judge,  and  take  us  home. 

6  In  thee  we  trust :  we  pray  thee,  Lord, 
Remember  thy  most  precious  blood 
In  honor  may  we  numbered  be 
With  all  the  noble  company, 
Who  bow  before  thy  mercy-seat, 
And  cast  their  treasures  at  thy  feet. 


363 


II 


362 


II 


I'LL  praise  my  Maker  with  my  breath, 
And  when  my  voice  is  lost  m  death, 
Praise    shall    employ    my   nobler 
powers : 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past. 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last, 
Or  immortality  endures. 

2  Happy  the  man  whose  hopes  rely 
On  Israel's  God :  he  made  the  sky, 

And  earth,  and  seas,  with  all  their 

train : 

His  truth  forever  stands  secure ; 

He  saves  th'  oppressed,  he  feeds  the 

poor, 

And  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 

3  The  Lord  hath  eyes  to  give  the  blind ; 
The  Lord  supports  the  sinking  mind ; 

He  sends  the   laboring  conscience 
peace : 
He  helps  the  stranger  in  distress, 
The  widow  and  the  fatherless, 
And  grants  the  prisoner  sweet  re- 
lease. 

4  He  loves  his  saints,  he  knows  them  well 
But  turns  the  wicked  down  to  hell ; 

Thy  God,  O  Zion,  ever  reigns  : 
Let  every  tongue,  let  every  age, 
In  this  exalted  work  enga^:  e ; 

Praise  him  in  everlasting  strains. 


LET  all  the  earth  her  voices  raise. 
To  sing  the  choicest  psalm  of  praise, 
To  sing  and  bless  Jehovah's  name : 
His  glory  let  the  heathen  know, 
His  wonders  to  the  nations  show, 
And  all  his  saving  works  proclaim. 

2  The  heathen  know  thy  glory,  Lord, 
The  wondering  nations  read  thy  word; 

But  here  Jehovah's  name  is  known : 
Nor  shall  our  worship  e'er  be  paid 
To  gods  which  mortal  hands  have 

Our  Maker  is  our  God  alone,  [made  : 

3  He  framed  the  globe,  he  built  the  sky, 
He  made  the  shining  worlds  on  high, 

And  reigns  complete  in  glory  there ; 
His  beams  are  majesty  and  light ; 
His  beauties  how  divinely  bright ! 

His  temple  how  divinely  fair ! 
i  Come  the  great  day,  the  glorious  hour, 
When  earth  shall  feel  his  saving  power, 

And  barbarous  nations  fear  his  name. 
Then  shall  the  race  of  men  confess 
The  beauty  of  his  holiness, 

And  in  his  courts  his  grace  proclaim. 


For  Social  axd  Private  Worship. 

364 

THOU  hidden  Source  of  calm  repose, 
Thou  all-sufficient  Love  divine, 
My  help  and  refuge  from  my  foes, 

Secure  I  am  while  thou  art  mine : 
And  lo !  from  sin,  and  grief,  and  shame, 
I  hide  me,  Jesus,  in  thy  name. 

2  Thy  mighty  name  salvation  is, 

And  keeps  my  happy  soul  above : 
Comfort  it  brings,   and  power,   and 
peace, 

And  joy,  and  everlasting  love  : 
To  me,  with  thy  great  name,  are  given 
Pardon,  and  holiness,  and  heaven. 

3  Jesus,  my  all  in  all  thou  art ; 

My  rest  in  toil,  my  ease  in  pain ; 
The  healing  of  my  broken  heart ; 

In  war,  my  peace ;  in  loss,  my  gain ; 
My  smile  beneath  the  tyrant's  frown; 
In  shame,  my  glory  and  my  crown : 

4  In  want,  my  plentiful  supply ; 

In  weakness,  my  almighty  power ; 
In  bonds,  my  perfect  liberty ; 

My  light,  in  Satan's  darkest  hour; 
In  grief,  my  joy  unspeakable ; 
My  life  in  death,  my  all  in  all. 


298 


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worth, 
O  !  could  I  sound  the  glories  forth, 

Which  in  my  Saviour  shine : 
I'd  soar  and  touch  the  heavenly  strings 
And  vie  with  Gabriel,  while  he  sings, 
In  notes  almost  divine. 

2  I'd  sing  the  precious  blood  he  spilt, 
My  ransom  from  the  dreadful  guilt 

Of  sin  and  wrath  divine : 
I'd  sing  his  glorious  righteousness, 
In  which  all-perfect,  heavenly  dress, 

My  soul  shall  ever  shine. 

3  I'd  sing  the  characters  he  bears, 
And  all  the  forms  of  love  he  wears, 

Exalted  on  his  throne ; 


In  loftiest  songs  of  sweetest  praise, 
I  would  to  everlasting  days 
Make  all  his  glories  known. 

4  Soon  the  delightful  day  will  come, 
When  my  dear  Lord  will  call  me  home, 

And  I  shall  see  his  face : 
Then,    with     my   Saviour,    Brother, 

Friend, 
A  blest  eternity  I'll  spend, 
Triumphant  in  his  grace. 


366 


II 


0!  ISRAEL,  who  is  like  to  thee, 
A  people  saved  and  called  to  be 
Peculiar  to  the  Lord ! 
Thy  shield,  he  guards  thee  from  the  foe; 
Thy  sword,  he  fights  thy  battles  too; 
Himself  thy  great  reward. 


hymns  367,  368,  369. 


299 


2  Fear  not,  though  many  should  oppose, 
For  God  is  stronger  than  thy  foes, 

And  makes  thy  cause  his  own : 
The  promised  land  before  thee  lies, 
Go  and  possess  the  glorious  prize, 

Reserved  for  thee  alone. 

3  In  glory  there  the  King  appears, 
HeVipes  away  his  people's  tears, 

And  makes  their  sorrows  cease ; 
From  toil  and  strife  they  there  repose 
And  dwell  secure  from  all  their  foes, 

In  everlasting  peace. 

4  Fair  emblem  of  a  better  rest, 

Of  which  believers  are  possessed, 

Beyond  material  space ; 
Methinks  I  see  the  heavenly  shore, 
"Where  sin  and  sorrow  are  no  more, 

And  long  to  reach  the  place. 

5  Xor  shall  I  always  absent  be 
From  him  my  soul  desires  to  see, 

Within  the  realms  of  light. 
Ere  long  my  Lord  will  rend  the  veil, 
And  not  a  cloud  shall  then  conceal 

His  glory  from  my  sight. 


367 


II 


BEGIN,  my  soul,  th'  exalted  lay, 
Let  each  enraptured  thought  obey, 
And  praise  th'  Almighty's  name. 
Lo!  heaven  and  earth  "and  seas  and 

skies 
In  one  melodious  concert  rise, 
To  swell  th'  inspiring  theme. 

2  Ye  angels  catch  the  thrilling  sound  ; 
While  all  th'  adoring  thrones  around 

His  boundless  mercy  sing ; 
Let  every  listening  saint  above 
Wake  all  the  tuneful  soul  of  love, 

And  touch  the  sweetest  string, 

3  Let  even-  element  rejoice : 

Ye  thunders,  burst  with  awful  voice, 

To  him  who  bids  you  roll : 
His  praise  in  softer  notes  declare, 
Each  whispering  breeze  of  yielding  air, 
And  breathe  it  to  the  soul. 

4  Let  saints,  redeemed  from  death  and 

hell, 
In  louder,  loftier  numbers  tell, 

The  wonders  of  his  grace : 
Beyond  creation's  utmost  bounds ; 
Above  her  noblest  sweetest  sounds, 

Declare  Jehovah's  praise. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

368 

OTHOU  that  hear' st  the  praver  of 
faith, 
Wilt  thou  not  save  a  soul  from  death, 

That  casts  itself  on  thee  ? 
I  have  no  refuge  of  my  own. 
But  fly  to  what  my  Lord  hath  done 
And  suffered  once  for  me. 

2  Slain  in  the  guilty  sinner's  stead, 
His  spotless  righteousness  I  plead, 

And  his  availing  blood : 
That  righteousness" my  robe  shall  be, 
That  merit  shall  atone  for  me, 

And  bring  me  near  to  God. 

3  Then  save  me  from  eternal  death, 
The  Spirit  of  adoption  breathe, 

His  consolations  send : 
By  him  some  word  of  life  impart, 
Arid  sweetly  whisper  to  my  heart, — 

"  Thy  Maker  is  thy  Friend." 

4  The  king  of  terrors  then  would  be 
A  welcome  messenger  to  me, 

To  bid  me  come  away ; 
Unclogged  by  earth,  or  earthly  things, 
I'd  mount,  I'd  fly,  with  eager  wings, 

To  everlasting  day. 

369 

THE  festal  morn,  my  God,  is  come, 
That  calls  me  to  thy  hallow' d  dome, 
Thy  presence  to  adore : 
My  feet  the  summons  shall  attend, 
With  willing  steps  thy  courts  ascend, 
And  tread  the  sacred  floor. 

2  With  joy  shall  I  behold  the  day. 
That  calls  my  thirsting  soul  away, — 

To  dwell  among  the  blest ! 
For  lo !  my  great  Redeemer's  power 
Unfolds  the  everlasting  door, 

And  leads  me  to  his  rest ! 

3  E'en  now,  to  my  expecting  eyes, 

The  heaven-built  towers  of  Salem  rise ; 

E'en  now,  with  glad  survey, 
I  view  her  mansions,  that  contain 
The  angel  forms,  a  beauteous  train, 

And  shine  with  cloudless  day. 

4  Hither,  from  earth's  remotest  end, 
Lo,  the  redeemed  of.  God  ascend, 

Their  tribute  hither  bring : 
Here,  crowned  with  everlasting  joy, 
In  hymns  of  praise  their  tongues'em- 

And  hail  th'  immortal  King,  [ploy, 


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I. 


FATHER,  thy  Son  hath  died 
The  sinner's  death  of  woe ; 
Stooping  in  love  from  heaven  to  earth, 
Our  curse  to  undergo, 
Upon  the  hateful  tree : 
Give  glory  to  thy  Son,  O  Lord  ! 

2  Father,  thy  Son  hath  poured 

His  life-blood  on  this  earth, 
To  cleanse  away  our  guilt  and  stains, 
To  give  us  second  birth, 
From  sin  to  set  us  free : 
Give  glory  to  th/  Son,  O  Lord ! 

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3  Father,  thy  Son  on  earth 

Ko  one  to  own  him  found : 
He  passed  among  the  sons  of  men 


Rejected  and  disowned, 
That  we  received  might  be : 
Give  glory  to  thy  Son,  O  Lord  ! 

4  Father,  thy  Son  is  king : 

Heaven's  crown,  and  earth's  is  his ! 
For  us,  for  us  he  bought  the  crown, 
For  us  he  earned  the  bliss : 
Amen,  so  let  it  be ! 
Give  glory  to  thy  Son,  O  Lord ! 


371 


II 


THE  Lord  Jehovah  reigns, 
>  And  royal  state  maintains, 
His  head  with  awful  glories  crowned 
Arrayed  in  robes  of  light, 
Begirt  with  sovereign  might, 
And  rays  of  majesty  around. 


hymns  372,  373,  374 


301 


2  Upheld  by  thy  commands, 
The  world  securely  stands, 

And  skies  and  stars  obey  thy  word ; 
Thy  throne  was  fixed  on  high 
Ere  stars  adorned  the  sky : 

Eternal  is  thy  kingdom,  Lord. 

3  Let  floods  and  nations  rage, 
And  all  their  powers  engage ; 

Let  swelling  tides  assault  the  sky; 
The  terrors  of  thy  frown 
Shall  beat  their  madness  down ; 

Thy  throne  for  ever  stands  on  high. 

4  I  Thy  promises  are  true, 
Thy  grace  is  ever  new, 

'here  fixed,  thy  church  shall  ne'er  re- 
move ; 
Thy  saints  with  holy  fear 
Shall  in  thy  courts  appear, 
And  sing  thine  everlasting  love. 


372 


II. 


HOW  pleased  and  blest  was  I 
To  hear  the  people  cry, 
"  Come,  let  us  seek  our  God  to-day ! " 
Yes,  with  a  cheerful  zeal 
We  haste  to  Zion's  hill, 
And  there  our  vows  and  honors  pay. 

Zion,  thrice  happy  place, 
Adorned  with  wondrous  grace, 

And  walls  of  strength  embrace  thee 
round : 
In  thee  our  tribes  appear 
To  pray,  and  praise,  and  hear 

The  sacred  gospel's  joyful  sound. 

There  David's  greater  Son 

Has  fixed  his  royal  throne ; 
He  sits  for  grace  and  judgment  there : 

He  bids  the  saints  be  glad, 

He  makes  the  sinners  sad, 
And  hunible  souls  rejoice  with  fear. 

May  peace  attend  thy  gate, 

And  joy  within  thee  wait, 
To  bless  the  soul  of  every  guest : 

The  man  that  seeks  thy  peace, 

And  wishes  thine  increase, 
A  thousand  blessings  on  him  rest ! 

My  tongue  repeats  her  vows, 
Peace  to  this  sacred  house ! 

For  here  my  friends  and  kindred  dwell: 
And  since  my  glorious  God 
Makes  thee  his  blest  abode, 

My  soul  shall  ever  love  thee  well. 


For  Social  axd  Private  Worship. 

373 

FRIEND  after  friend  departs; 
Who  has  not  lost  a  friend  ? 
There  is  no  union  here  of  hearts, 

That  finds  not  here  an  end. 
Were  this  frail  world  our  final  rest, 
Living  or  dying  none  were  blest. 

2  Beyond  the  flight  of  time, 

Beyond  the  reign  of  death, 
There  surely  is  some  blessed  clime 

Where  life  is  not  a  breath ; 
Nor  life's  affections,  transient  fire, 
Whose  sparks  fly  upward  and  expire. 

3  There  is  a  world  above, 

Where  parting  is  unknown : 
A  long  eternity  of  love, 

Formed  for  the  good  alone ; 
And  faith  beholds  the  dying  here, 

Translated  to  that  glorious  sphere. 

4  Thus  star  by  star  declines, 

Till  all  are  passed  away, 
As  morning  high  and  higher  shines 

To  pure  and  perfect  day ; 
Nor  sink  those  stars  in  empty  night, 
But  hide  themselves  in  heaven's  own 
light. 

374 

WHEN  I  can  trust  my  all  with  God 
In  trial's  fearful  hour — 
Bow  all  resigned  beneath  his  rod, 

And  bless  his  sparing  power : 
A  joy  springs  up  amid  distress, 
A  fountain  in  the  wilderness. 

2  An  earthly  mind,  a  faithless  heart, 

Christ  sees  with  pitying  eye ; 
He  will  not  let  his  grace  depart, 

But — kind  severity ! — 
He  takes  a  hostage  of  our  love, 
To  draw  the  parent's  heart  above. 

3  There  stands  our  child  before  the  Lord, 

In  royal  vesture  dressed ; 
A  victor  ere  he  drew  the  sword, 

Ere  he  had  toiled,  at  rest. 
No  doubts  this  blessed  faith  bedim ; 
We  know  that  Jesus  died  for  him. 

4  O  blessed  be  the  hand  that  gave ; 

Still  blessed  when  it  takes ; 
Blessed  be  he  who  smites  to  save, 

Who  heals  the  heart  he  breaks. 
Perfect  and  true  are  all  his  ways. 
Whom  heaven  adores,  and  death  obeys. 


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hymns  375,  376. 


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¥E  give  immortal  praise 
To  God  the  Father's  love, 
For  all  our  comforts  here, 

And  all  our  hopes  above ; 
He  sent  his  own  eternal  Son, 
To  die  for  sins  that  man  had  done. 


To  God  the  Son  belongs 

Immortal  glory  too, 
Who  saved  us  by  his  blood, 

From  everlasting  wo : 
And  now  he  lives,  and  now  he  reigns, 
And  sees  the  fruit  of  all  his  pains. 


3  To  God  the  Spirit,  praise 
And  endless  worship  give, 
"Whose  new-creating  power 


Makes  the  dead  sinner  live : 
His  work  completes  the  great  design, 
And  fills  the  soul  with  joy  divine. 

4  Almighty  God,  to  thee, 

Be  endless  honors  done, 
The  sacred  Persons  Three, 

The  Godhead  only  One : 
Where  reason  fails,  with  all  her  powers, 
There  faith  prevails,  and  love  adores. 


376 


II 


YES,  the  Kedeemer  rose, 
The  Saviour  left  the  dead ; 
And  o'er  our  hellish  foes 

High  raised  his  conquering  head ; 
In  wild  dismay,  the  guards  around 
Fall  to  the  ground,  and  sink  away. 


hymns  377,  378,  379,  380. 


303 


2  Lo !  the  angelic  bands 

In  full  assembly  meet, 
To  wait  his  high  commands, 

And  worship  at  his  feet ; 
Joyful  they  come,  and  wing  their  way 
From  realms  of  day  to  Jesus'  tomb. 

3  All  hail,  triumphant  Lord, 

Who  sav'st  us  with  thy  blood ! 
"Wide  be  thy  name  adored, 

Thou  rising,  reigning  God ; 
With  thee  we  rise,  with  thee  we  reign. 
And  empires  gain  beyond  the  skies. 


377 


II. 


REJOICE,  the  Lord  is  King, 
Your  God  and  King  adore ; 
Mortals,  give  thanks  and  sing, 

And  triumph  evermore : 
Lift  up  the  heart,  lift  up  the  voice, 
Rejoice  aloud,  ye  saints,  rejoice. 

2  Rejoice,  the  Saviour  feigns, 

The  God  of  truth  and  love ; 
When  he  had  purged  our  stains, 

He  took  his  seat  above : 
Lift  up  the  heart,  lift  up  the  voice, 
Rejoice  aloud,  ye  saints,  rejoice. 

3  His  kingdom  cannot  fail, 

He  rules  o'er  earth  and  heaven ; 
The  keys  of  death  and  hell 

Are  to  our  Jesus  given  ; 
Lift  up  the  heart,  lift  up  the  voice, 
Rejoice  aloud,  ye  saints,  rejoice. 

4  Rejoice  in  glorious  hope ; 

Jesus  the  Judge  shall  come, 
And  take  his  servants  up 

To  their  eternal  home  : 
We  soon  shall  hear  th'  archangel's 

voice, 
The  trump  of  God  shall  sound,  Rejoice 


378 


II. 


Here,  gracious  God,  do  thou 
Fore  verm  ore  draw  nigh  ; 

Accept  each  faithful  vow, 
And  mark  each  suppliant  sigh. 

In  copious  shower  on  all,  we  pray, 

Each  holy  day  thy  blessing  pour ! 

Here  may  we  gain  from  heaven 
The  grace  which  we  implore ; 

And  may  that  grace  once  given, 
Be  with  us  evermore, 

Until  that  day,  when  all  the  blest 

To  endless  rest  are  called  away. 


379 


II 


UPWARD  I  lift  my  eyes, 
From  God  is  all  my  aid ; 
The  God  that  built  the  skies, . 

And  earth  and  nature  made ; 
God  is  the  tower  to  which  I  fly ; 
His  grace  is  nigh  in  every  hour. 

2  My  feet  shall  never  slide, 

And  fall  in  fatal  snares, 
Since  God,  my  guard  and  guide, 

Defends  me  from  my  fears. 
Those  wakeful  eyes  that  never  sleep 
Shall  Isreel  keep  when  dangers  rise. 

Hast  thou  not  given  thy  word 
To  save  my  soul  from  death  ? 

And  I  can  trust  my  Lord 
To  keep  my  mortal  breath  : 

I'll  go  and  come,  nor  fear  to  die, 

Till  from  on  high  thou  call  me  home. 


380 


II. 


CHRIST  is  our  Corner  Stone ; 
On  him  alone  we  build ; 
With  his  true  saints  above 

The  courts  of  heaven  are  filled. 
On  his  great  love  our  hopes  we  place, 
Of  present  grace,  and  joys  above. 

0  then  with  hymns  of  praise 
These  hallowed  courts  shall  ring ; 

Our  voices  we  will  raise, 
The  Three  in  One  to  sing, 

And  thus  proclaim  in  joyful  song, 

Both  loud  and  long,  that  glorious  name. 


0ZION,  tune  thy  voice, 
And  lift  thy  hands  on  high ; 
Tell  all  the  world  thy  joys, 

And  shout  salvation  nigh  ; 
Cheerful  in  God,  arise  and  shine, 
While  rays  divine  stream  all  abroad. 

2  He  gilds  thy  mourning  face 

With  beams  that  cannot  fade ; 
His  all-resplendent  grace 

He  pours  around  thy  head  : 
The  nations  round  thy  form  shall  view, 
With  lustre  new  divinely  crowned. 

In  honor  to  his  name 

Reflect  that  sacred  light, 
And  loud  that  grace  proclaim 

Which  makes  thy  darkness  bright: 
Pursue  his  praise  till  sovereign  love 
In  worlds  above  thy  glory  raise. 


304 


hymns  381,  382. 


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COME,  my  Redeemer,  come, 
And  deign  to  dwell  with  me ; 
Come,  and  thy  right  assume, 

And  bid  thy  rivals  flee : 
Come,  my  Redeemer,  quickly  come, 
And  make  my  heart  thy  lasting  home. 

2  Exert  thy  mighty  power, 

And  banish  all  my  sin ; 
In  this  auspicious  hour, 

Bring  all  thy  graces  in : 
Come,  my  Redeemer,  quickly  come, 
t    And  make  my  heart  thy  lasting  home. 

3  Rule  thou  in  every  thought 

And  passion  of  my  soul, 
Till  all  my  powers  are  brought 


Beneath  thy  full  control : 
Come,  my  Redeemer,  quickly  come, 
And  make  my  heart  thy  lasting  home. 

4  Then  shall  my  days  be  thine, 
And  all  my  heart  be  love, 
And  joy  and  peace  be  mine, 
Such  as  are  known  above  : 
Come,  my  Redeemer,  quickly  come, 
And  make  my  heart  thy  lasting  home. 


382 


I, 


COME,  every  pious  heart, 
That  loves  the  Saviour's  name, 
Your  noblest  powers  exert, 

To  celebrate  his  fame : 
Tell  all  above,  and  all  below, 
The  debt  of  love  to  him  you  owe. 


hymns  383,  384,  385. 


305 


2  Such  was  his  zeal  for  God, 

And  such  his  love  for  you, 
He  freely  undertook 

What  angels  could  not  do : 
His  mighty  deeds  of  love  and  grace, 
All  words  exceed,  and  tho'ts  surpass. 

3  He  left  his  starry  crown, 

And  laid  his  robes  aside ; 
On  wings  of  love  came  down, 

And  wept,  and  bled,  and  died : 
"What  he  endured  O !  who  can  tell, 
To  save  our  souls  from  death  and  hell ! 

4  From  the  dark  grave  he  rose, 

The  mansions  of  the  dead ; 
And  thence  his  mighty  foes, 

In  glorious  triumph  led : 
Up  thro'  the  sky  the  Conqueror  rode, 
And  reigns  on  high,  the  Saviour  God. 

5  Jesus,  we  ne'er  can  pay 

The  debt  we  owe  thy  love, 
Yet  tell  us  how  we  may, 

Our  gratitude  approve : 
Our  hearts,  our  all,  to  thee  we  give ; 
The  gift,  tho'  small,  thou  wUt  receive. 

383 

TO  him  that  chose  us  first, 
Before  the  world  began ; 
To  him  that  bore  the  curse, 
To  save  rebellious  man : 
To  him  that  formed  our  hearts  anew, 
Are  endless  praise  and  glory  due. 

2  The  Father's  love  shall  run 

Through  our  immortal  songs : 
We  bring  to  God  the  Son 

Hosannas  on  our  tongues : 
Our  lips  address  the  Spirit's  name 
With  equal  praise,  and  zeal  the  same. 

3  Let  every  saint  above, 

And  angel  round  the  throne, 
For  ever  bless  and  love 

The  sacred  Three  in  One : 
Thus  heaven  shall  raise  his  honors  high 
When  eanh  and  time  grow  old  and  die, 

384  II. 

LORD  of  the  worlds  above, 
How  pleasant  and  how  fair 
The  dwellings  of  thy  love, 
Thy  earthly  temples  are ! 
To  thine  abode  my  heart  aspires, 
With  warm  desires,  to  see  my  God. 
2  O  happy  souls  that  pray, 

Where  God  appoints  to  hear ! 
19 


O  happy  men  that  pay 
Their  constant  service  there  ! 

They  praise  thee  still ;  and  happy  they, 
That  love  the  way  to  Zion's  hill. 

They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 
Through  this  dark  veil  of  tears, 

Till  each  arrives  at  length, 
Till  each  in  heaven  appears ; 

O  glorious  seat,  when  God  our  King 
Shall  thither  bring  our  willing  feet ! 

4  The  Lord  his  people  loves ; 
His  hand  no  good  withholds 
From  those  his  heart  approves  ; 

From  pure  and  pious  souls  : 
Thrice  happy  he,  O  God  of  hosts, 
Whose  spirit  trusts  alone  in  thee. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

385 

THY  works,  not  mine,  O  Christ ! 
Speak  gladness  to  this  heart ; 
They  tell  me  all  is  clone ; 

They  bid  my  fear  depart : 
To  whom,  save  thee  who  canst  alone 
For  sin  atone,  Lord !  shall  I  flee. 

2  Thy  tears,  not  mine,  O  Christ, 
Have  wept  my  guilt  away ; 

And  turned  this  night  of  mine 
Into  a  blessed  day : 

To  whom,  save  thee,  &c. 

Thy  wounds,  not  mine,  O  Christ, 
Can  heal  my  bruised  soul ; 

Thy  stripes,  not  mine,  contain 
The  balm  that  makes  me  whole  : 

To  whom,  save  thee,  &c. 

4  Thy  cross,  not  mine,  O  Christ, 

Has  borne  the  awful  load 
Of  sins  that  none  could  bear 

But  the  incarnate  God : 
To  whom,  save  thee,  &c. 

5  Thy  death,  not  mine,  O  Christ, 

Has  paid  the  ransom  due  ; 
Ten  thousand  deaths  like  mine 

Would  have  been  all  too  few  : 
To  whom,  save  thee,  &c. 

6  Thy  righteousness  alone 

Can  clothe  and  beautify ; 
I  wrap  it  round  my  soul  ; 

In  this  I  '11  live  and  die : 
To  whom,  save  thee,  &c. 


306 


bymns  386,  387,  388. 


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386 


II. 


PRAISE  to  thee,  thou  great  Creator 
Praise  to  thee  from  every  tongue 
Join,  my  soul,  with  every  creature, 

Join  the  universal  song. 
Father,  Source  of  all  compassion, 
Pure,  unbounded  grace  is  thine : 
Hail  the  God  of  our  salvation  ! 
Praise  him  for  his  love  divine. 

For  ten  thousand  blessings  given, 

For  the  hope  of  future  joy,     [heaven, 
Sound  his  praise  through,  earth  and 

Sound  Jehovah's  praise  on  high. 
Joyfully  on  earth  acfore  him, 

Till  in  heaven  our  song  we  raise  ; 
There,  enraptured,  fall  before  him, 

Lost  >(^ wonder,  love,  and  praise. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 


387 

TESUS !  who  on  Calv'ry's  mountain 
tJ  Poured  thy  precious  blood  for  me, 
"Wash  me  in  its  flowing  fountain, 

That  my  soul  may  spotless  be. 
I  have  sinned,  but,  oh,  restore  me ; 

For,  unless  thou  smile  on  me, 


Dark  is  all  the  world  before  me, 
Darker  yet  eternity! 

In  thy  word  I  hear  thee  saying, 

"  Come,  and  I  will  give  you  rest ;" 
Glad  the  gracious  call  obeying, 

See,  I  hasten  to  thy  breast. 
Grant,  oh,  grant  thy  Spirit's  teaching, 

That  I  may  not  go  astray, 
Till,  the  gate  of  heaven  reaching, 

Earth  and  sin  are  passed  away ! 


388 

SAVIOUR,  breathe  an  evening  bless- 
Ere  repose  our  spirits  seal :       [ing, 
Sin  and  want  we  come  confessing, 

Thou  canst  save  and  thou  canst  heal. 
Though  destruction  walk  around  us, 

Though  the  arrow  near  us  fly, 
Angel-guards  from  thee  surround  us, 
We  are  safe  if  thou  art  nigh. 

2  Though  the  night  be  dark  and  dreary, 

Darkness  cannot  hide  from  thee ; 
Thou  art  he  who,  never  weary, 

Watchest  where  thy  people  be.   [us, 
Should  swift  death  this  night  o'ertake 

And  our  couch  become  our  tomb, 
May  the  morn  in  heaven  awake  us, 

Clad  in  light  and  deathless  bloom. 


hymns  389,  390,  391.  307 

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389 

COME,  thou  fount  of  every  blessing, 
Tune  my  heart  to  sing  thy  grace ; 
Streams  of  mercy  never  ceasing 

Call  for  songs  of  loudest  praise. 
Teach  me  some  melodious  sonnet, 
Sung  by  naming  tongues  above  ; 
Praise  the  mount — O  fix  me  on  it, 
Mount  of  God's  unchanging  love. 

2  Here  I  raise  my  Ebenezer, 

Hither  by  thy  help  I  'm  come ; 
And  I  hope  by  thy  good  pleasure, 

Safely  to  arrive  at  home. 
Jesus  sought  me  when  a  stranger, 

Wandering  from  the  fold  of  God ; 
He,  to  rescue  me  from  danger, 

Interposed  with  precious  blood. 

3  O  to  grace  how  great  a  debtor, 

Daily  I'm  constrained  to  be  ! 
Let  that  grace,  Lord,  like  a  fetter, 

Bind  my  wandering  heart  to  thee. 
Prone  to  wander,  Lord,  I  feel  it ; 

Prone  to  leave  the  God  I  love ; 
Here's  my  heart,  Lord,  take  and  seal  it, 

Seal  it  from  thy  courts  above. 

390 

JESUS,  I  my  cross  have  taken, 
All  to  leave  and  follow  thee ; 
Naked,  poor,  despised,  forsaken, 
Thou  from  hence  my  All  shalt  be : 


Let  the  world  neglect  and  leave  me ; 

They  have  left  my  Saviour  too :, 
Human  hopes  have  oft  deceived  me; 

Thou  art  faithful,  thou  art  true. 

Perish,  earthly  fame  and  treasure, 

Come,  disaster,  scorn  and  pain  : 
In  thy  service,  pain  is  pleasure  ; 

With  thy  favor,  loss  is  gain : 
O  'tis  not  in  grief  to  harm  me, 

While  thy  bleeding  love  I  see ;. 
O  'tis  not  in  joy  to  charm  me, 

W  he-n  that  lbve  is  hid  from  me. 

391 

LORD,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing^ 
Fill  our  hearts  with  joy  and  peace ; 
Let  us  each,  thy  love  possessing, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  grace ; 
O  refresh  us* 
Traveling  through  this  wilderness. 

Thanks  we  give  and  adoration, 
For  thy  Gospel's  joyful  sound ; 

May  the  fruits  of  thy  salvation 
In  our  hearts  and  lives  abound; 
May  thy  presence 

With  us  evermore  be  found. 

3  So,  whene'er  the  signal's  given, 
Us  from  earth  to  call  away  ; 
Borne  on  angel's  wings  to  heaven, 

Glad  to  leave  our  cumbrous  clay, 
May  we,  ready, 
Rise  and  feign  in  endless  day. 


308  hymns  392,  393. 

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COME,  tliou  long  expected  Jesus, 
Born  to  set  thy  people  free ; 
From  our  fears  and  sins  release  us, 

Let  us  find  our  rest  in  thee : 
Israel's  Strength  and  Consolation, 
Hope  of  all  the  saints  thou  art ; 
Dear  Desire  of  every  nation, 
Joy  of  every  longing  heart. 

2  Born,  thy  people  to  deliver ; 

Born  a  child,  and  yet  a  King; 
Born  to  reign  in  us  for  ever, 

Now  thy  precious  kingdom  bring 
By  thine  own  eternal  Spirit, 

Rule  in  all  our.  hearts  alone ; 
By  thine  all-sufficient  merit, 

Raise  us  to  thy  glorious  throne. 


393  i. 

LOVE  divine,  all  love  excelling, 
Joy  of  heaven  to  earth  come  down ; 
Fix  in  us  thy  humble  dwelling, 

All  thy  faithful  mercies  crown. 
Jesus,  thou  art  all  compassion, 

Pure  unbounded  love  thou  art; 
Visit  us  with  thy  salvation, 
Enter  every  longing  heart. 

2  Breathe,  O  breathe  thy  loving  Spirit 

Into  every  troubled  breast ; 
Let  us  all  in  thee  inherit, 

Let  us  find  thy  promised  rest : 
Take  away  the  love  of  sinning, 

Alpha  and  Omega  be, 
End  of  faith,  as  its  beginning, 

Set  our  hearts  at  liberty. 


hymns  394,  395,  396,  397. 


309 


3  Come,  almighty  to  deliver, 

Let  us  now  thy  life  receive, 
Suddenly  return,  and  never 

Never  more  thy  temples  leave. 
Thee  we  would  be  always  blessing, 

Serve  thee  as  thine  hosts  above ;  _ 
Pray,  and  praise  thee  without  ceasing, 

Glory  in  thy  precious  love. 

4  Finish  then  thy  new  creation, 

Pure,  unspotted  may  we  be : 
Let  us  see  our  whole  salvation 

Perfectly  secured  by  thee  : 
Changed  from  glory  into  glory, 

Till  in  heaven  we  take  our  place ; 
Till  we  cast  our  crowns  before  thee, 

Lost  in  wonder,  love  and  praise. 


394 


II. 


n  ENTLY,  Lord,  0  !  gently  lead  us, 
VT  Through  this  lonely  vale  of  tears 
Thro'  the  changes  thou'st  decreed  us, 

Till  our  last  great  change  appears. 
When  temptation's  darts  assail  us, 

When  in  devious  paths  we  stray, 
Let  thy  goodness  never  fail  us, 

Lead  us  in  thy  perfect  way. 

In  the  hour  of  pain  and  anguish, 

In  the  hour  when  death  draws  near 
Suffer  not  our  hearts  to  languish, 

Suffer  not  our  souls  to  fear. 
And  when  mortal  life  is  ended, 

Bid  us  in  thine  arms  to  rest, 
Till  by  angel  bands  attended, 

We  awake  among  the  blest. 


Round  each  habitation  hovering, 

See  the  clouds  and  fire  appear, 
For  a  glory  and  a  covering, 

Showing  that  the  Lord  is  near  : 
Thus  deriving  from  their  banner, 

Light  by  night,  and  shade  by  day ; 
Safe  they  feed  upon  the  manna  [pray. 

Which  he  gives  them  when  they 


395 


II, 


p  LORIOUS  things  of  thee  are  spoken, 

\J  Zion,  city  of  our  God  ; 

He  whose  word  cannot  be  broken, 

Formed  thee  for  his  own  abode : 
On  the  Rock  of  Ages  founded, 

What  can  shake  thy  sure  repose  ? 
With  salvation's  walls  surrounded, 

Thou  may'st  smile  at  all  thy  foes. 

See  the  streams  of  living  waters 

Springing  from  eternal  love, 
Well  supply  thy  sons  and  daughters, 

And  all  fear  of  want  remove. 
Who  can  faint  while  such  a  river 

Ever  flows  their  thirst  to  assuage  ; 
Grace,  which  like  the  Lord,  the  giver, 

Never  fails  from  age  to  age  ? 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

396 

CALL  Jehovah  thy  salvation, 
Rest  beneath  th'  Almighty's  shade  ; 
In  his  secret  habitation 

Dwell,  and  never  be  dismayed  ! 
There  no  tumult  can  alarm  thee, 

Thou  shalt  dread  no  hidden  snare ; 
Guile  nor  violence  can  harm  thee, 
In  eternal  safeguard  there. 

3  Thee,tho'  winds  and  waves  are  swelling, 

God,  thy  Hope,  shall  bear  thro'  all ; 
Plague  shall  not  come  nigh  thy  dwell- 

Thee  no  evil  shall  befall.  [mg» 

He  shall  charge  his  angel  legions 

Watch  and  ward  o'er  thee  to  keep, 
Tho'  thou  walk  thro'  hostile  regions, 

Though  in  desert  wilds  thou  sleep. 

3  Since,  with  firm  and  pure  affection, 

Thou  on  God  hast  set  thy  love, 
With  the  wings  of  his  protection 

He  shall  shield  thee  from  above. 
Thou  shalt  call  on  him  in  trouble, 

He  will  hearken,  he  will  save, 
Here,  for  grief  reward  thee  double, 

Crown  with  life  beyond  the  grave. 

397         For  Children  only. 

TAKE  my  heart,  O  Father!  take  it ; 
Make  and  keep  it  all  thine  own : 
Let  thy  Spirit  melt  and  break  it ; 

Turn  to  flesh  this  heart  of  stone. 
Heavenly  Father,  deign  to  mould  it 

In  obedience  to  thy  will ; 
And,  as  passing  years  unfold  it, 
Keep  it  meek  and  childlike  still. 

2  Father,  make  it  pure  and  lowly, 

Peaceful,  kind,  and  far  from  strife, 
Turning  from  the  paths  unholy 

Of  this  vain  and  sinful  life. 
May  the  blood  of  Jesus  heal  it, 

And  its  sins  be  all  forgiven  : 
Holy  Spirit,  take  and  seal  it ; 

Guide  it  in  the  path  to  heaven. 


310  hymns  398,  399,  400. 

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I. 


CROWN  liis  head  with  endless  bless- 

Who,  in  God  the  Father's  name, 
With  compassions  never  ceasing, 
Comes  salvation  to  proclaim. 

2  Lo  !  Jehovah,  we  adore  thee ; 

Thee,  our  Saviour ;  thee,  our  God ! 
From  his  throne  his  beams  of  glory- 
Shine  through  all  the  world  abroad. 

3  Jesus,  thee  our  Saviour  hailing, 

Thee,  our  God,  in  praise  we  own ; 
Highest  honors,  never  failing, 
Rise  eternal  round  thy  throne. 

4  Now,  ye  saints,  his  power  confessing, 

In  your  grateful  strains  adore ; 
For  his  mercy,  never  ceasing, 
Flows,  and  flows  for  evermore. 


399 


I 


SAVIOUR,  who  thy  flock  art  feeding 
With  the  shepherd's  kindest  care  ; 
All  the  feeble  gently  leading, 
While  the  lambs  thy  bosom  share ; 

2  Now,  these  little  ones  receiving, 
Fold  them  in  thy  gracious  arm ; 
There  we  know,  thy  word  believing, 
Only  there  secure  from  harm, 


3  Never,  from  thy  pasture  roving, 

Let  them  be  the  lion's  prey ; 
Let  thy  tenderness,  so  loving, 
Keep  them  all  life's  dangerous  way. 

4  Then  within  thy  fold  eternal 

Let  them  find  a  resting  place ; 
Feed  in  pastures  ever  vernal ; 
Drink  the  rivers  of  thy  grace. 


400 


II 


LORD  of  every  land  and  nation, 
Ancient  of  eternal  days, 
Sounded  through  the  wide  creation, 
Be  thy  just  and  awful  praise. 

2  For  the  grandeur  of  thy  nature, 

Grand  beyond  a  seraph's  thought ; 
For  created  works  of  power, 
Works    with    skill    and    kindness 
wrought ; 

3  For  thy  providence,  that  governs 

Thro'  thine  empire's  wide  domain ; 
Wings  an  angel,  guides  a  sparrow  ; 
Blessed  be  thy  gentle  reign. 

4  But  thy  rich,  thy  free  redemption, 

Dark  through  brightness  all  along; 
Thought  is  poor,  and  poor  expression  : 
Who  can  sing  that  awful  song  ? 

5  Brightness  of  the  Father's  glory, 

Shall  thy  praise  unuttered  lie  ? 

Fly,  my  tongue,  such  guilty  silence ; 

Sing  the  Lord,  who  came  to  die. 


hymns  401,  402,  403,  404,  405. 


311 


6  Did  the  angels  sing  thy  coming  ? 

Did  the  shepherds  learn  their  lays  ? 
Shame  would  cover  me  ungrateful, 
Should  my  tongue  refuse  to  praise. 

7  From  the  highest  throne  in  glory ! 

To  the  cross  of  deepest  woe ! 
All  to  ransom  guilty  captives ! 
Flow,  my  praise,  for  ever  flow. 

8  Go,  return,  immortal  Saviour, 

Leave  thy  footstool,  take  thy  throne 
Thence  return,  and  reign  for  ever ; 
Be  the  kingdom  all  thy  own. 


403 


II. 


401 


II. 


JESUS  hail,  enthroned  in  glory, 
There  forever  to  abide  ; 
All  the  heavenly  hosts  adore  thee, 
Seated  at  thy  Father's  side. 

2  There  for  sinners  thou  art  pleading, 

There  thou  dost  our  place  prepare ; 
Ever  for  us  interceding, 
Till  in  glory  we  appear. 

3  Worship,  honor,  power  and  blessing, 

Thou  art  worthy  to  receive  : 
Loudest  praises  without  ceasing, 
Meet  it  is  for  us  to  give. 


GUIDE  me,  O  thou  great  Jehovah, 
Pilgrim  through  this  barren  land ; 
I  am  weak,  but  thou  art  mighty, 
Hold  me  with  thy  powerful  hand  : 

Bread  of  heaven, 
Feed  me,  till  I  want  no  more. 

2  Open  now  the  crystal  fountain 

Whence  the  healing  streams  do  flow, 
Let  the  fiery  cloudy  pillar 

Load  me  all  my  journey  through  : 

Strong  Deliverer, 
Be  thou  still  my  strength  and  shield. 

3  When  I  tread  the  verge  of  Jordan, 

Bid  my  anxious  fears  subside : 
Death  of  death,  and  hell's  destruction, 
Land  me  safe  on  Canaan's  side ; 

Songs  of  praises 
I  will  ever  give  to  thee. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 


404 


402 


II. 


Z ION'S  King  shall  reign  victorious, 
All  the  earth  shall  own  his  sway ; 
He  will  make  his  kingdom  glorious, 
He  shall  reign  through  endless  day 

2  See  the  ancient  idols  falling, 

Worshiped  once,  but  now  abhorred, 
Men  on  Zion's  King  are  calling, 
Zion's  King  by  all  adored. 

3  Then  shall  Israel  all  be  saved, 

War  and  tumult  then  shall  cease, 
While  the  greater  Son  of  David 
Rules  a  conquered  world  in  peace. 

4  Mighty  King  thine  arm  revealing, 

Now  thy  glorious  cause  maintain ; 
Bring  the  rations  help  and  healing, 
Make  them  subject  to  thy  reign ! 

5  Angels  in  their  lofty  station, 

Praise  thy  name,  thou  only  wise  ; 
O  let  earth,  with  emulation, 
Join  the  triumph  of  the  skies. 


For  Children  Only. 


SAVIOUR,  while  my  heart  is  tender, 
I  would  yield  that  heart  to  thee ; 
All  my  powers  to  thee  surrender, 
Thine  and  only  thine  to  be. 

2  Take  me,  now,  Lord  Jesus,  take  me, 

Let  my  youthful  heart  be  thine  : 
Thy  devoted  servant  make  me ; 
Fill  my  soul  with  love  divine. 

3  May  this  solemn  dedication 

Never  once  forgotten  lie ; 
Let  it  know  no  revocation, 
Published  and  confirmed  on  high. 

4  Thine  I  am,  O  Lord,  for  ever, 

To  thy  service  set  apart ; 
Suffer  me  to  leave  thee  never ; 
Seal  thine  image  on  my  heart. 

405 

TARRY  with  me,  O  my  Saviour ! 
For  the  day  is  passing  by ; 
See  !  the  shades  of  evening  gather, 
And  the  night  is  drawing  nigh. 

2  Feeble,  trembling,  fainting,  dying, 

Lord,  I  cast  myself  on  thee ; 
Tarry  with  me  through  the  darkness; 
While  I  sleep,  still  watch  by  me. 

3  Tarry  with  me,  O  my  Saviour ! 

Lay  my  head  upon  thy  breast ; 
Till  the  morning ;  then  awake  me — 
Morning  of  eternal  rest ! 


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HAIL,  thou  once  despised  Jesus ! 
Hail,  thou  Galilean  King ! 
Thou  didst  suffer  to  release  us ; 
Thou  didst  free  salvation  bring. 

2  Hail,  thou  agonizing  Saviour, 

Bearer  of  our  sin  and  shame  ! 
By  thy  merits  we  find  favor, 
Life  is  given  through  thy  name. 

3  Paschal  Lamb,  by  God  appointed, 

All  our  sins  on  thee  were  laid ; 
By  almighty  love  anointed, 
'Thou  hast  full  atonement  made. 

4  All  thy  people  are  forgiven, 

Through  the  virtue  of  thy  blood ; 
Opened  is  the  gate  of  heaven ; 
Peace  is  made  'twixt  man  and  God. 


407  I. 

LIGHT  of  those  whose  dreary  dwell 
Borders  on  the  shades  of  death  !  [ing 
Rise  on  us,  thyself  revealing, 
Rise  and  chase  the  clouds  beneath. 

2  Thou,  of  heaven  and  earth  Creator ! 
In  our  deepest  darkness  rise  ; 
Scatter  all  the  night  of  nature ; 
Pour  the  day  upon  our  eyes! 


I        I 

3  Still  we  wait  for  thine  appearing ; 

Life  and  joy  thy  beams  impart, 
Chasing  all  our  fears,  and  cheering 
Every  poor,  benighted  heart. 

4  By  thine  all-sufficient  merit, 

Every  burdened  soul  release  ; 
Every  weary,  wandering  spirit, 
Guide  into  thy  perfect  peace. 


408 


I 


HARK  !  what  mean  those  holy  voices, 
Sweetly  sounding  through  the  skies  ! 
Lo  !  the  angelic  host  rejoices, 
Heavenly  hallelujahs  rise. 

2  Listen  to  the  wondrous  story 
Which  they  chant  in  hymns  of  joy ; 

Glory  in  the  highest,  glory  S 
Glory  be  to  God  most  high  ! 

3  Peace  on  earth,  good  will  from  heaven, 

Reaching  far  as  man  is  found  ; 
Souls  redeemed  and  sins  forgiven, 
Loud  our  golden  harps  shall  sound. 

4  Christ  is  born,  the  great  Anointed, 

Heaven  and  earth  his  praises  sing ; 
O  !  receive,  whom  God  appointed, 
For  your  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King. 

5  Hasten  mortals  to  adore  him?> 

Learn  his  name  and  taste  his  joy ; 
Till  in  heaven  ye  sing  before  him, 
Glory  be  to  God  most  high  ! 


hymns  409,  410,  411,  412,  413,  414. 


313 


409 


II 


LO  !  the  Lord  Jehovah  liveth ! 
He's  my  rock,  I  bless  his  name : 
He,  my  God,  salvation  giveth ; 
All  ye  lands,  exalt  his  fame. 

2  O'er  his  enemies  exalted, 

See  the  great  Redeemer  rise  ! 
Though  by  powers  of  hell  assaulted, 
God  supports  him  to  the  skies. 

3  God,  Messiah's  cause  maintaining, 

Shall  his  righteous  throne  extend  : 
O'er  the  world  the  Saviour  reigning, 
Earth  shall  at  his  footstool  bend. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

410 

ONE  there  is,  above  all  others 
Well  deserves  the  name  of  Friend ; 
His  is  love  beyond  a  brother's, 
Costly,  free,  and  knows  no  end. 

2  Which  of  all  our  friends,  to  save  us, 

Could  or  would  have  shed  his  blood  ? 
But  this  Saviour  died  to  have  us 
Reconciled  in  him  to  God. 

3  When  he  lived  on  earth  abased, 

Friend  of  sinners  was  his  name  ; 
Now  above  all  glory  raised, 
He  rejoices  in  the  same. 

4  0 !  for  grace  our  hearts  to  soften ; 

Teach  us,  Lord,  at  length  to  love ; 
We,  alas !  forget  too  often 
What  a  friend  we  have  above. 

411 

SWEET  the  moment,  rich  in  blessing 
Which  before  the  cross  I  spend. 
Life,  and  health,  and  peace  possessing. 
From  the  sinner's  dying  friend. 

2  Here  I  '11  sit  forever  viewing 

Mercy  stream  in  streams  of  blood, 
Precious  drops,  my  soul  bedewing, 
Plead  and  claim  my  peace  with  God. 

3  Here  it  is  I  find  my  heaven. 

While  upon  the  cross  I  gaze ; 
Love  I  much?  I'm  much  forgiven, 
I'ma  miracle  of  grace. 

4  Love  and  grief  my  heart  dividing, 

With  my  tears  his  feet  I  bathe ; 
Constant  still  in  faith  abiding, 
Life  deriving  from  his  death. 


412 

KNOW,  my  soul,  thy  full  salvation ; 
Rise  o'er  sin,  and  fear,  and  care; 
Joy  to  find  in  every  station 
Something  still  to  do  or  bear : 

2  Think  what  Spirit  dwells  within  thee  ; 
Think  what  Father's  smiles  are  thine; 
Think  that  Jesus  died  to  win  thee  : 
Child  of  heaven,  canst  thou  repine  ? 

Haste  thee  on  from  grace  to  glory, 
Armed   by  faith,  and   winged   by 
prayer  ; 
Heaven's  eternal  day  before  thee — 
God's  own  hand  shall  guide  thee 
there. 

4  Soon  shall  close  thine  earthly  mission, 
Soon  shall  pass  thy  pilgrim  days  ; 
Hope  shall  change  to  glad  fruition. 
Faith  to  sight,  and  prayer  to  praise. 

413 

DREAD  Jehovah !  God  of  nations ! 
From  thy  temple  in  the  skies, 
Hear  thy  people's  supinations, 
Now  for  their  deliverance  rise. 

2  Lo !  with  deep  contrition  turning, 

Humbly  at  thy  feet  we  bend ; 
Hear  us,  fasting,  praying,  mourning, 
Hear  us,  spare  us,  and  defend. 

3  Tho'  our  sins,  our  hearts  confounding, 

Long  and  loud  for  vengeance  call, 
Thou  hast  mercy  more  abounding, 
Jesus'  blood  can  cleanse  them  all. 

4  Let  that  love  veil  our  transgressions, 

Let  that  blood  our  guilt  efface  : 

Save  thy  people  from  oppression, 

Save  from  spoil  thy  holy  place. 

4_]_4      F°r  Children  Only. 

JESUS,  tender  Shepherd,  hear  us ; 
Bless  thy  little  lambs  to-night : 
Thro'  the  darkness  be  thou  near  us ; 
Keep  us  safe  till  morning  light. 

2  All  this  day  thy  hand  has  led  us, 

And  we  thank  thee  for  thy  care ; 
Thou  hast  clothed  us,  warmed  us,  fed 
Listen  to  our  evening  prayer.      [us, 

3  May  our  sins  be  all  forgiven  ; 

Bless  the  friends  we  love  so  well : 
Take  us,  when  we  die,  to  heaven  ; 
Happy  there  with  thee  to  dwell. 


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i. 


ANGELS,  from  the  realms  of  glory, 
Wing  your  flight  o'er  all  the  earth, 
Ye  who  sang  creation's  story, 
Now  proclaim  Messiah's  birth ; 

Come  and  worship, 
Worship  Christ  the  new-born  King. 


2  Shepherds,  in  the  field  abiding, 

Watching  o'er  your  flocks  by  night 
God  with  man  is  now  residing, 
Yonder  shines  the  infant -light ; 

Come  and  worship, 
Worship  Christ  the  new-born  King. 


3  Sages,  leave  your  contemplations, 

Brighter  visions  beam  afar ; 

Seek  the  great  Desire  of  nations ; 

Ye  have  seen  his  natal  star ; 

Come  and  worship, 
Worship  Christ  the  new-born  King. 


4  Saints,  before  the  altar  bending, 
Watching  long  in  hope  and  fear, 
Suddenly  the  Lord,  descending, 
In  his  temple  shall  appear ; 

Come  and  worship, 
Worship  Christ  the  new-born  King. 


416 


II. 


ON  the  mountain's  top  appearing, 
Lo !  the  sacred  herald  stands, 
Welcome  news  to  Zion  bearing — 
Zion,  long  in  hostile  lands : 

Mourning  captive, 
God  himself  will  loose  thy  bands. 


Has  thy  night  been  Ion?  nncl  mournful  ? 

Have  thy  friends  unfaithful  proved  ? 
Have  thy  foes  been  proud  and  scornful  ? 

By  thy  sighs  and  tears  unmoved  ? 
Cease  thy  mourning ; 

Zion  still  is  well  beloved. 


3  God,  thy  God,  will  now  restore  thee  : 
He  himself  appears  thy  Friend  ; 
All  thy  foes  shall  flee  before  thee ; 
Here  their  boasts  and  triumphs  end 

Great  deliverance 
Zion's  King  will  surely  send. 


4  Peace  and  joy  shall  now  attend  thee  : 
All  tlry  warfare  now  is  past ; 
God  thy  Saviour  will  defend  thee ; 
Victory  is  thine  at  last : 

All  thy  conflicts 
End  in  everlasting  rest. 


hymns  417.  418,  419. 


315 


417 


II 


O'ER  the  realms  of  pagsn  darkness, 
Let  the  eye  of  pity  gaze  ; 
See  the  kindreds  of  the  people, 
Lost  in  sin's  bewildering  maze  : 

Darkness  brooding, 
On  the  face  of  all  the~earth. 

2  Light  of  them  who  sit  in  error, 

Rise  and  shine,  thy  blessings  bring ; 
Light,  to  lighten  all  the  Gentiles, 
Rise  with  healing  in  thy  wing, 

To  thy  brightness 
Let  all  kin<rs~and  nations  come. 


3  Let  the  heathen,  now  adoring 

Idol-gods  of  wood  and  stone, 
Come,  and  worshiping  before  him 
Serve  the  living  God  alone. 

Let  thy  glory 
Fill  the  earth,  as  floods  the  sea. 

4  Thou,  to  whom  all  power  is  given, 

Speak  the  word ;  at  thy  command, 
Let  the  company  of  heralds 

Spread  thy  name  from  land  to  land 

Lord,  be  with  them, 
Always,  till  time's  latest  end. 


418 


II. 


CHRISTIAN  !  see— the  orient  morn- 
Breaks  along  the  heathen  skv ;  [ing 
Lo  !  th'  expected  day  is  dawning— 
Glorious  dav-spring  from  on  high  : 

Hallelujah  ! 
Hail  the  day-spring  from  on  high  ! 

2  Heathen  at  the  sight  are  singing  ; 

Morning  wakes  the  tuneful  lays ; 

Precious  offerings  they  are  bringing, — 

First-fruits  of  more  perfect  praise  : 

Hallelujah  '.— 
Hail  the  day-spring  from  on  high ! 

3  Zion's  Sun !  salvation  beaming, 

Gilding  now  the  radiant  hills,— 


Rise  and  shine,  till  brighter  gleamings, 
All  the  world  thv  glory  fills  : 

Hallelujah ! 
Hail  the  day-spring  from  on  high  ! 

Lord  of  every  tribe  and  nation ! 

Spread  thy  truth  from  pole  to  pole, 
Spread  the  light  of  thy  salvation, 

Till  it  shine  on  every  soul : 
Hallelujah ! 

Hail  the  day-spring  from  on  high ! 


419 


II. 


LO  !  he  comes,  with  clouds  descend- 
Once  for  favored  sinners  slain ;  [ing, 
Thousand  thousand  saints  attending^ 
Swell  the  triumph  of  his  train ; 

Hallelujah ! 
Jesus  comes,  and  comes  to  rei^n. 


2  Every  eye  shall  now  behold  him, 
Robed  in  dreadful  majesty  ; 
Those  who  set  at  naught,  and  sold  him, 
Pierced  and  nailed'  him  to  the  tree, 

Deeply  wailing, 
Shall  the  true  Messiah  see. 


Every  island,  sea  and  mountain, 
Heaven  and  earth  shall  flee  away  ; 

All  who  hate  him  must,  confounded, 
Hear  the  trump  proclaim  the  day  : 

"  Come  to  judgment ! 
Come  to  judgment!  come  away." 


Now  redemption,  long  expected, 
See,  in  solemn  pomp  appear : 

All  his  saints  by  man  rejected, 
Now  shall  meet  him  in  the  air 

Hallelujah  ! 
See  the  day  of  God  appear. 

Mighty  King,  let  all  adore  thee, 
High  on  thine  eternal  throne  ; 

Sasiour,  take  the  power  and  glory, 
Claim  the  kingdom  for  thine  o\vn  ! 

O  come  quickly, 
Hallelujah !  come,  Lord,  come. 


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I, 


JESUS,  lover  of  my  soul, 
Let  me  to  thy  bosom  fly, 
While  the  raging  billows  roll, 

While  the  tempest  still  is  high. 
Hide  me,  O  my  Saviour,  hide, 
Till  the  storm  of  life  is  past ; 
Safe  into  the  haven  guide  ; 

0  receive  my  soul  at  last. 

2  Other  refuge  have  I  none, 

Hangs  my  helpless  soul  on  thee ; 
Leave,  ah  !  leave  me  not  alone, 

Still  support  and  comfort  me ; 
All  my  trust  on  thee  is  staid, 

All  my  help  from  thee  I  bring ; 
Cover  my  defenceless  head, 

With  the  shadow  of  thy  wing. 

3  Thou,  O  Christ,  art  all  I  want ; 

All  in  all  in  thee  I  find ; 
Raise  the  fallen,  cheer  the  faint, 

Heal  the  sick  and  lead  the  blind : 
Just  and  holy  is  thy  name, 

1  am  all  unrighteousness ; 
Vile  and  full  of  sin  I  am, 

Thou  art  full  of  truth  and  grace. 

4  Plenteous  grace  with  thee  is  found, 

Grace  to  pardon  all  my  sin  ; 
Let  the  healing  streams  abound, 
Make  and  keep  me  pure  within. 


Thou  of  life  the  fountain  art, 
Freely  let  me  take  of  thee  : 

Spring  thou  up  within  my  heart, 
Rise  to  all  eternity. 


421 


II. 


HOLY,  holy,  holy  Lord  [earth 

God  of  Hosts !  when  heaven  and 
Out  of  darkness,  at  thy  word 
Issued  into  glorious  birth, 
All  thy  works  before  thee  stood, 
And  thine  eye  beheld  them  good ; 
While  they  sung  with  sweet  accord, 
Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord. 

2  Holy,  holy,  holy !  thee, 

One  Jehovah  evermore, 
Father,  Son,  and  Spirit !  we, 

Dust  and  ashes,  would  adore : 
Lightly  by  the  world  esteemed, 
From  that  world  by  thee  redeemed, 
Sing  we  here  with  glad  accord, 
Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord  ! 

Holy,  holy,  holy !  all  [sing, 

Heaven's    triumphant    choir    shall 

While  the  ransomed  nations  fall 
At  the  footstool  of  their  King : 

Then  shall  saints  and  seraphim, 

Harps  and  voices,  swell  one  hymn, 

Blending  in  sublime  accord, 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord  ! 


hymns  422,  423,  424,  425. 


317 


422 


II 


HARK !  the  song  of  Jubilee ; 
Loud  as  mighty  thunders  roar, 
Or  the  fullness  of  the  sea, 

When  it  breaks  upon  the  shore  : 
Hallelujah !  for  the  Lord, 

God  omnipotent,  shall  reign ; 
Hallelujah !  let  the  word 
Echo  round  the  earth  and  main. 

2  Hallelujah!  hark!  the  sound, 

From  the  centre  to  the  skies, 
"Wakes  above,  beneath,  around, 

All  creation's  harmonies : 
See  Jehovah's  banner's  furled, 

Sheathed  his  sword :  he  speaks — 'tis 
And  the  kingdoms  of  this  world  [done 

Are  the  kingdoms  of  his  Son. 

3  He  shall  reign  from  pole  to  pole, 

With  illimitable  sway; 
He  shall  reign,  when  like  a  scroll 

Yonder  heavens  have  passed  away : 
Then  the  end ; — beneath  his  nod, 

Man's  last  enemy  shall  fall ; 
Hallelujah  !  Christ  is  God, 

God  in  Christ  is  all  in  all. 


424 

WATCHMAN,  tell  us  of  the  night, 
What  its  signs  of  promise  are. 
Traveller,  o'er  yon  mountain's  height, 

See  that  glory-beaming  star. 
Watchman,  does  its  beauteous  rays 

Aught  of  hope  or  joy  foretell  ? 
Traveller,  yes,  it  brings  the  clay, 
Promised  day  of  Israel. 

2  Watchman  tell  us  of  the  night ; 
Higher  yet  that  star  ascends. 

Traveller,  blessedness  and  light, 
Peace  and  truth,  its  course  portends. 

Watchman,  will  its  beams  alone 
Gild  the  spot  that  gave  them  birth  ? 

Traveller,  ages  are  its  own, 
See  it  bursts  o'er  all  the  earth. 

3  Watchman,  tell  us  of  the  night, 
For  the  morning  seems  to  dawn. 

Traveller,  darkness  takes  its  flight, 
Doubt  and  terror  are  withdrawn. 

Watchman,  let  thy  wanderings  cease  ; 
Hie  thee  to  thy  quiet  home. 

Traveller,  lo !  the  Prince  of  peace, 
Lo  !  the  Son  of  God  is  come. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

423 

PEOPLE  of  the  living  God, 
I  have  sought  the  world  around, 
Paths  of  sin  and  sorrow  trod, 

Peace  and  comfort  nowhere  found 
Now  to  you  my  spirit  turns, 

Turns  a  fugitive  unblest ; 
Brethren,  where  your  altar  burns, 
O  !  receive  me  into  rest. 

2  Lonely,  I  no  longer  roam, 

Like  the  cloud,  the  wind,  the  wave ; 
Where  you  dwell  shall  be  my  home, 

Where  you  die  shall  be  my  grave. 
Mine  the  God  whom  you  adore, 

Your  Redeemer  shall  be  mine ; 
Earth  shall  fill  my  soul  no  more, 

Every  idol  I  resign. 

8  Tell  me  not  of  gain  or  loss, 

Ease,  enjoyment,  pomp  or  power, 
Welcome  poverty  and  cross, 

Shame,  reproach,  affliction's  hour : 
"  Follow  me ;"  I  know  'thy  voice  ; 

Jesus,  Lord,  thy  steps  I  see; 
Now  I  take  thy  yoke,  by  choice ; 

Light  thy  burden  now  to  me. 


425 

WHILE  with  ceaseless  course  the  sun 
Hasted  through  the  former  year, 
Many  souls  their  race  have  run, 
Never  more  to  meet  us  here ; 
Fixed  in  their  eternal  state, 

They  have  done  with  all  below  ; 
We  a  little  longer  wait, 
But  how  little  none  can  know. 

As  the  winged  arrow  flies 

Speedily  the  mark  to  find ; 
As  the  lightning  from  the  skies 

Darts,  and  leaves  no  trace  behind  : 
Swiftly  thus  our  fleeting  days 

Bear  us  down  life's  rapid  stream ; 
Upward,  Lord,  our  spirits  raise ; 

All  below  is  but  a  dream. 

3  Thanks  for  mercies  past  receive, 

Pardon  of  our  sins  renew  ; 
Teach  us  henceforth  how  to  live 

With  eternity  in  view. 
Bless  thy  word  to  young  and  old, 

Fill  us  with  a  Saviour's  love  ; 
And  when  life's  short  tale  is  told 

May  we  dwell  with  thee  above. 


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426 


I. 


BOUNDLESS  glory,  Lord,  be  thine 
Thou  hast  made  the  darkness  shine 
Thou  hast  sent  a  cheering  ray ; 
Thou  hast  turned  our  night  to  day. 

2  Darkness  long  involved  us  round, 
Till  we  knew  the  joyful  sound : 
Then  our  darkness  fled  away, 
Chased  by  truth's  effulgent  ray. 

3  They  are  blest,  and  none  beside, 
They  who  in  the  truth  abide  ; 
Clear  the  light  that  marks  their  way 
Leading  to  eternal  clay. 

4  Guide  us,  Saviour,  through  the  road, 
Till  we  reach  the  saint's  abode  ; 
Till  we  see  thee  throned  above, 

As  thou  art,  the  God  of  love. 


427 


II, 


HARK!  the  herald  angels  say, 
Christ  the  Lord  is  risen  to-day ; 
Raise  your  joys  and  triumphs  high, 
Let  the  glorious  tidings  fly. 

Love's  redeeming  work  is  done, 
Fought  the  fight,  the  battle  won ; 
Lo !  the  sun's  eclipse  is  o'er, 
Lo !  he  sets  in  blood  no  more. 


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3  Vain  the  stone,  the  watch,  the  seal ; 
Christ  has  burst  the  gates  of  hell : 
Death  in  vain  forbids  him  rise, 
Christ  has  opened  Paradise. 

4  Lives  again  our  glorious  King ; 
Where,  O  death,  is  now  thy  sting? 
Once  he  died  our  souls  to  save  : 
Where's  thy  victory,  boasting  grave  ? 

5  What  though  once  we  perished  all, 
Partners  of  our  parent's  fall  ? 
Second  life  we  now  receive, 

And  in  Christ  forever  live. 

6  Hail !  thou  dear  almighty  Lord, 
Hail !  thou  great  incarnate  Word, 
Hail !  thou  suffering  Son  of  God, 
Take  the  trophies  of  thy  blood. 


428 


II. 


LORD  of  hosts,  how  lovely  fair, 
E'en  on  earth  thy  temples  are  ; 
Here  thy  waiting  people  see 
Much  of  heaven,  and  much  of  thee. 

2  From  thy  gracious  presence  flows 
Bliss  that  softens  all  our  woes ; 
While  thy  Spirit's  holy  fire 
Warms  our  hearts  with  pure  desire. 

3  Here  we  sirplicate  thy  throne, 
Here  thou  makest  thy  glories  known 
Here  we  learn  thy  righteous  ways, 
Taste  thy  love,  and  sing  thy  praise. 


hymns  429,  430,  431,  432,  433,  434. 


319 


4  Thus  with  sacred  songs  of  joy, 
We  our  happy  live3  employ; 
Love  and  long  to  love  thee  more, 
Till  from  earth  to  heaven  we  soar. 


429 


II. 


HOLY,  holy,  holy  Lord, 
Be  thy  glorious  name  adored ! 
Lord,  thy  mercies  never  fail ; 
Hail,  celestial  Goodness,  hail ! 

2  Though  unworthy,  Lord,  thine  ear, 
Deign  our  humble  songs  to  hear : 
Purer  praise  we  hope  to  bring, 
"When  around  thy  throne  we  sing. 

3  While  on  earth  ordained  to  stay, 
Guide  our  footsteps  in  thy  way, 
Till  we  come  to  dwell  with  thee, 
Till  we  all  thy  glory  see. 

4  Then  with  angel-harps  again ; 
We  will  wake  a  nobler  strain  ; 
There,  in  joyful  songs  of  praise, 
Our  triumphant  voices  raise. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

430 

LORD,  we  come  before  thee  now, 
At  thy  feet  we  humbly  bow ; 
O  do  not  our  suit  disdain ; 
Shall  we  seek  thee,  Lord,  in  vain  ? 

2  Lord,  on  thee  our  souls  depend; 
In  compassion  now  descend ; 

Fill  our  hearts  with  thy  rich  grace ; 
Tune  our  lips  to  sing  thy  praise. 

3  In  thine  own  appointed  way, 
Now  we  seek  thee,  here  we  stay ; 
Lord,  we  know  not  how  to  go, 

<&     Till  a  bussing  thou  bestow. 

4  Send  some  message  from  thy  word 
That  may  joy  and  peace  afford ; 
Let  thy  Spirit  now  impart 

Full  salvation  to  each  heart. 

431 

JESUS,  all-atoning  Lamb, 
Thine,  and  only  thine,  I  am : 
Take  my  body,  spirit,  soul ; 
Only  thou  possess  the  whole. 
2  Thou  my  one  thing  needful  be  ; 
Let  me  ever  cleave  to  thee ; 
Let  me  choose  the  better  part : 
Let  me  give  thee  all  my  heart. 


3  Whom  have  I  on  earth  below? 
Thee,  and  only  thee,  I  know : 
Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  thee? 
Thou  art  all  in  all  to  me. 

432 

TO  thy  pastures  fair  and  large, 
Heavenly  Shepherd,  lead  thy  charge, 
And  my  couch  with  tenderest  care, 
'Mid  the  springing  grass  prepare. 

2  When  I  faint  with  summer's  heat, 
Thou  shalt  guide  my  wear}'-  feet 
To  the  streams  that,  still  and  slow, 
Through  the  verdant  meadows  flow. 

3  Safe  the  dreary  vale  I  tread, 

By  the  shades  of  death  o'erspread, 
With  thy  rod  and  staff  supplied, 
This  my  guard — and  that  my  guide. 

4  Constant  to  thy  latest  end, 
Thou  my  footsteps  shall  attend ; 
And  shalt  bid  thy  hallowed  dome 
Yield  me  an  eternal  home. 

433 

SOVEREIGN  Ruler  of  the  skies, 
Ever  gracious,  ever  wise ! 
All  my  times  are  in  thy  hand, 
All  events  at  thy  command. 

2  Times  of  sickness,  times  of  health, 
Times  of  penury  and  wealth ; 
Times  of  trial  and  of  grief; 
Times  of  triumph  and  relief; 

3  Times  the  tempter's  power  to  prove  ; 
Times  to  taste  a  Saviour's  love ; 

All  must  come,  and  last,  and  end, 
As  shall  please  my  heavenly  Friend. 

4  Thee  at  all  times  will  I  bless ; 
Having  thee,  I  all  possess  ; 
How  can  I  bereaved  be 
Since  I  cannot  part  with  thee  ! 

434 

SOFTLY  now  the  light  of  day 
Fades  upon  my  sight  away; 
Free  from  care,  from  labor  free. 
Lord,  I  would  commune  with  thee. 

2  Soon,  for  me,  the  light  of  day 
Shall  for  ever  pass  away: 
Then,  from  sin  and  sorrowr  free, 
Take  me,  Lord,  to  dwell  with  thee. 


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435  I. 

&OD  with  us !  O  glorious  name ! 
Let  it  shine  in  endless  fame : 
God  and  man  in  Christ  unite ; 
O  mysterious  depth  and  height ! 

2  God  with  us  !  the  eternal  Son 
Took  our  soul,  our  flesh  and  bone : 
Now,  ye  Saints,  his  grace  admire, 
Swell  the  song  with  holy  fire. 

3  God  with  us !  but  tainted  not 
With  the  first  transgressor's  blot ; 
Yet  did  he  our  sins  sustain, 
Bear  the  guilt,  the  curse,  the  pain. 

4  God  with  us  !  O  wondrous  grace ! 
Let  us  see  him  face  to  face : 
That  we  may  Immanuel  sing, 
As  we  ought,  our  God  and  King. 


436 


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HARK !  the  herald  angels  sing, 
Glory  to  the  new-born  King  ! 
Peace  on  earth  and  mercy  mild, 
God  and  sinners  reconciled. 

2  Joyful,  all  ye  nations  rise, 
Join  the  triumphs  of  the  skies, 
With  the  angelic  host  proclaim, 
'■  Christ  is  born  in  Bethlehem !  " 


3  Christ,  by  highest  heaven  adored, 
Christ,  the  everlasting  Lord ; 
Late  in  time  behold  him  come, 
Offspring  of  a  virgin's  womb. 

4  Veiled  in  flesh,  the  Godhead  see, 
Lo  !  the  incarnate  Deity  ! 
Pleased  as  man  with  men  to  appear, 
Jesus,  our  Immanuel  here. 

5  Mild,  he  lays  his  glory  by, 
Born,  that  man  no  more  may  die ; 
Born  to  raise  the  sons  of  earth, 
Born  to  give  them  second  birth. 

6  Come,  Desire  of  nations,  come, 
Fix  in  us  thy  humble  home  ; 

Rise,  the  woman's  conquering  Seed, 
Bruise  in  us  the  serpent's  head. 


437 


I. 


n  RACIOUS  Spirit !  Love  divine, 
vT  Let  thy  light  within  me  shine ; 
All  my  guilty  fears  remove, 
Fill  me  full  of  heaven  and  love. 

Speak  thy  pardoning  grace  to  me, 
Set  the  burdened  sinner  free  ; 
Lead  me  to  the  Lamb  of  God, 
Wash  me  in  his  precious  blood. 

3  Life  and  peace  to  me  impart, 
Seal  salvation  on  my  heart ; 
Breathe  thyself  into  my  breast, 
Earnest  of  immortal  re"st. 


hymns  438,  439,  440,  441,  442,  443. 


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4  Let  me  never  from  thee  stray, 
Keep  me  in  the  narrow  way ; 
Fill  my  soul  with  joy  divine, 
Keep  me,  Lord,  forever  thine. 


438 


II. 


LO !  the  stone  is  rolled  away, 
Death  yields  up  his  mighty  prey ; 
Jesus,  rising  from  the  tomb, 
Scatters  all  its  fearful  gloom. 

2  Praise  him,  ye  celestial  choirs, 
Praise  and  sweep  your  golden  lyres ; 
Praise  him  in  the  noblest  songs, 
From  ten  thousand  thousand  tongues 

3  Every  note  with  rapture  swell, 
And  the  Saviour's  triumph  tell ; 
Where,  O  death,  is  now  thy  sting  ? 
Where  thy  terrors,  vanquished  king  ? 

4  Let  Immanuel  be  adored, 
Ransom,  Mediator,  Lord ! 
To  creation's  utmost  bound 
Let  the  eternal  praise  resound. 


439 


II 


WAKE  the  song  of  jubilee, 
Let  it  echo  o'er  the  sea ! 
Now  is  come  the  promised  hour ; 
Jesus  reigns  with  glorious  power ! 

2  All  ye  nations,  join  and  sing, 
Praise  your  Saviour,  praise  your  King 
Let  it  sound  from  shore  to  shore, — 

"  Jesus  reigns  for  evermore !" 

3  Hark !  the  desert  lands  rejoice ; 
And  the  islands  join  their  voice  ; 
Joy  !  the  whole  creation  sings, — 
"  Jesus  is  the  King  of  kings !" 


440 


II. 


ALL  ye  nations,  praise  the  Lord ! 
All  ye  lands,  your  voices  raise  ; 
Heaven  and  earth  with  loud  accord, 
Praise  the  Lord — for  ever  praise ! 

2  For  his  truth  and  mercy  stand, 
Past,  and  present,  and  to  be, 
Like  the  j-ears  of  his  right  hand, 
Like  his  own  eternity. 


441 


II. 


HAIL  the  day  that  sees  him  rise, 
Glorious,  to  his  native  skies ! 
Christ,  awhile  to  mortals  given, 
Enters  now  the  gates  of  heaven. 

2  There  the  glorious  triumph  waits  ; 
Lift  your  heads,  eternal  gates  ! 
Christ  hath  vanquished  death  and  sin ; 
Take  the  King  of  glory  in. 

3  See,  the  heaven  its  Lord  receives ! 
Yet  he  loves  the  earth  he  leaves : 
Though  returning  to  his  throne, 
Still  he  calls  mankind  his  own. 

4  Still  for  us  he  intercedes, 

His  prevailing  death  he  pleads ; 
Near  himself  prepares  our  place, 
Great  Fore-runner  of  our  race. 


442 


II 


CHILDREN  of  the  heavenly  King, 
As  ye  journey  sweetly  sing  : 
Sing  your  Saviour's  worthy  praise, 
Glorious  in  his  works  and  ways. 
Ye  are  traveling  home  to  God, 
In  the  way  the  fathers  trod ; 
They  are  happy  now,  and  ye 
Soon  their  happiness  shall  see. 
3  Shout  ye  little  flock,  and  blest, 
Soon  you'll  enter  into  rest ; 
There  your  seat  is  now  prepared, 
There  your  kingdom  and  reward. 
Fear  not,  brethren,  joyful  stand 
On  the  borders  of  your  land ; 
Jesus  Christ,  our  Father's  Son, 
Bids  us  undismayed  go  on. 
Lord,  submissive  make  us  go, 
Gladly  leaving  all  below ; 
Only  thou  our  leader  be, 
And  we  still  will  follow  thee. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

443 

FOR  the  mercies  of  the  day, 
For  this  rest  upon  our  way, 
Thanks  to  thee  alone  be  given, 
Lord  of  earth  and  King  of  heaven. 
2  Let  these  earthly  Sabbaths  prove 
Fore-tastes  of  our  joys  above; 
While  their  steps  thy  children  bend 
To  the  rest  which  knows  no  end. 
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444  I. 

EOCK  of  ages,  cleft  for  me, 
Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee; 
Let  the  water  and  the  blood, 
From  thy  wounded  side  which  flowed 
Be  of  sin  the  double  cure : 
Cleanse  me  from  its  guilt  and  power. 

2  Not  the  labor  of  my  hands 
Can  fulfil  the  law's  demands ; 
Could  my  zeal  no  respite  know, 
Could  my  tears  for  ever  flow, 
All  for  sin  could  not  atone, 
Thou  must  save,  and  thou  alone. 

3  Nothing  in  my  hand  I  bring, 
Simply  to  thy  cross  I  cling ; 
Naked,  come  to  thee  for  dress, 
Helpless,  look  to  thee  for  grace ; 
Vile,  I  to  the  fountain  fly, 
Wash  me,  Saviour,  or  I  die. 

4  While  I  draw  this  fleeting  breath, 
When  my  heart-strings  break  in  death, 


When  I  soar  to  worlds  unknown, 
See  thee  on  thy  judgment-throne, 
Kock  of  ages,  cleft  for  me, 
Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee. 

445  II. 

n  OD  of  mercy,  God  of  grace ! 
IX  Show  the  brightness  of  thy  face 
Shine  upon  us,  Saviour !  shine ; 
Fill  thy  church  with  light  divine ; 
And  thy  saving  health  extend 
To  the  earth's  remotest  end. 

Let  the  people  praise  thee,  Lord ! 
Be  by  all  that  live  adored  : 
Let  the  nations  shout  and  sing, 
Glory  to  their  Saviour  King ; 
At  thy  feet  their  tribute  pay, 
And  thy  holy  will  obey. 

Let  the  people  praise  thee,  Lord ! 
Earth  shall  then  her  fruits  afford ; 
God  to  man  his  blessing  give, 
Man  to  God  devoted  live ; 


HYMNS  446,  447,  448,  449,  450. 


323 


All  below,  and  all  above, 
One  in  joy,  and  light,  and  love. 

446  II. 

BREAD  of  heaven,  on  thee  I  feed, 
For  thy  flesh  is  meat  indeed  ; 
Ever  may  my  soul  be  fed, 
"With  the  true  and  living  Bread  : 
Day  by  day  with  strength  supplied, 
Through  the  life  of  him  that  died. 
2  Vine  of  heaven,  thy  blood  supplies 
This  blest  cup  of  sacrifice  ; 
'Tis  thy  wounds  my  healing  give ; 
To  thy  cross  I  look  and  live : 
Thou,  my  life,  O  let  me  be 
Rooted,  grounded,  built  on  thee. 

For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

447 

SON  of  God !  to  thee  I  cry : 
By  the  holy  mystery 
Of  thy  dwelling  here  on  earth, 
By  thy  pure  and  holy  birth, 
Hear,  oh,  hear  my  lowly  plea : 
Manifest  thyself  to  me ! 

2  Lamb  of  God !  to  thee  I  cry : 
By  thy  bitter  agony, 

By  thy  pangs  to  us  unknown, 
By  thy  spirit's  parting  groan, 
Hear,  oh ,  hear  my  lowly  plea : 
Manifest  thyself  to  me  ! 

3  Prince  of  Life !  to  thee  I  cry : 
By  thy  glorious  majesty, 

By  thy  triumph  o'er  the  grave, 
Meek  to  suffer,  strong  to  save, 
Hear,  oh,  hear  my  fervid  plea : 
Manifest  thyself  to  me ! 

448 

EISE,  my  soul,  and  stretch  thy  wings. 
Thy  better  portion  trace ; 
Rise  from  transitory  things. 

Towards  heaven  thy  native  place  : 
Sun  and  moon  and  stars  decay  ; 

Time  shall  soon  this  earth  remove  : 
Rise,  my  soul,  and  haste  away, 

To  seats  prepared  above. 
2  Rivers  to  the  ocean  run, 

Nor  stay  in  all  their  course ; 
Fire  ascending  seeks  the  sun  ; 

Both  speed  them  to  their  source : 
So  a  soul  that's  born  of  God, 

Pants  to  view  his  glorious  face, 
Upward  tends  to  his  abode, 

To  rest  in  his  embrace. 


3  Cease,  ye  pilgrims,  cease  to  mourn ; 

Press  onward  to  the  prize  ; 
Soon  our  Saviour  will  return; 

Triumphant  in  the  skies. 
Yet  a  season,  and  you  know, 

Happy  entrance 'will  be  given ; 
All  our  sorrows  left  below, 

And  earth  exchanged  for  heaven. 

449 

pHRIST,  whose  glory  fills  the  skies, 
\J  Christ,  the  true,  the  only  Light, 
Sun  of  righteousness,  arise, 

Triumph  o'er  the  shades  of  night ; 
Day-spring  from  on  high,  be  near, 
Day-star  in  my  heart  appear. 

2  Dark  and  cheerless  is  the  morn, 

If  thy  light  be  hid  from  me  ; 
Joyless  is  the  day's  return, 

Till  thy  mercy's  beams  I  see — 
Till  they  inward  light  impart, 

Peace  and  gladness  to  my  heart. 

3  Visit  then  this  soul  of  mine, 

Pierce  the  gloom  of  sin  and  grief, 
Fill  me,  0  thou  light  divine, 

Scatter  all  my  unbelief; 
More  and  more  thyself  display, 
Shining' to  the  perfect  day. 

450 

SAFELY  through  another  week, 
God  has  brought  us  on  our  way  ; 
Let  us  now  a  blessing  seek, 

On  th'  approaching  Sabbath-day  : 
Day  of  all  the  week  the  best, 
Emblem  of  eternal  rest. 

2  While  we  seek  supplies  of  grace, 

Through  the  dear  Redeemer's  name,. 
Show  thy  reconciled  face, 

Take  away  our  sin  and  shame : 
From  our  worldly  cares  set  free, 
May  we  rest  this  night  in  thee. 

3  When  the  morn  shall  bid  us  rise, 

Let  us  feel  thy  presence  near ; 
May  thy  glory  meet  our  eyes, 

When  we  in  thy  house  appear : 
There  afford  us,  Lord,  a  taste 
Of  our  everlasting  feast. 

1  May  the  gospel's  joyful  sound 

Conquer  sinners,  comfort  saints  ; 

Make  the  fruits  of  grace  abound, 
Bring  relief  from  all  complaints : 

Such  let  all  our  Sabbaths  prove 
Till  we  join  the  church  above. 


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0  SACRED  Head,  now  wounded, 
With   grief  and  shame  weigh' d 
down! 
Now  scornfully  surrounded 

With  thorns — thine  only  crown ! 
O  sacred  Head,  what  glory  ! 

What  bliss,  till  now,  was  thine  ! 
Yet,  though  despised  and  gory, 
I  joy  to  call  thee  mine. 

2  How  art  thou  pale  with  anguish, 
With  sore  abuse  and  scorn ! 

How  does  that  visage  languish 
Which  once  was  bright  as  morn ! 

Thy  grief  and  thy  compassion 
Were  all  for  sinners'  gain ; 


Mine,  mine  was  the  transgression, 
But  thine  the  deadly  pain. 

What  language  shall  I  borrow 

To  thank  thee  dearest  Friend, 
For  this  thy  dying  sorrow, — 

Thy  pity  without  end ! 
Lord,  make  me  thine  for  ever, 

Nor  let  me  faithless  prove ; 
O  let  me  never,  never 

Abuse  such  dying  love. 

And  when  I  am  departing, 

O  part  not  thou  from  me ; 
When  mortal  pangs  are  darting, 

Come,  Lord,  and  set  me  free ! 
These  eyes  new  faith  receiving, 

From  Jesus  shall  not  move, 
For  he  who  dies  believing, 

Dies  safely,  through  thy  love. 


hymns  452,  453,  454,  455. 


325 


452 


II. 


HAIL  to  the  Lord's  Anointed ! 
Great  David's  greater  Son  ! 
Hail,  in  the  time  appointed, 
His  reign  on  earth  begun ! 
He  comes  to  break  oppression, 

To  set  the  captive  free ; 
To  take  away  transgression, 
And  rule  in  equity. 

2  He  comes  with  succor  speedy 

To  those  who  suffer  wTrong ; 
To  help  the  poor  and  needy, 

And  bid  the  weak  be  strong ; 
To  give  them  songs  for  sighing, 

Their  darkness  turn  to  light, 
Whose  souls,  condemned  and  dying, 

Were  precious  in  his  sight. 

3  Kings  shall  fall  down  before  him, 

And  gold  and  incense  bring  : 
All  nations  shall  adore  him, 

His  praise  all  people  sing. 
For  him  shall  prayer  unceasing, 

And  daily  vows  ascend ; 
His  kingdom  still  increasing, 

A  kingdom  without  end. 

4  O'er  every  foe  victorious, 

He  on  his  throne  shall  rest, 
From  age  to  age  more  glorious, 

All-blessing  and  all-blest ; 
The  tide  of  time  shall  never 

His  covenant  remove ; 
His  name  shall  stand  for  ever, 

That  name  to  us  is — Love. 

453  II. 

FROM  Greenland's  icy  mountains, 
From  India's  coral  strand ; 
Where  Afric's  sunny  fountains 
Roll  down  their  golden  sand ; 
From  many  an  ancient  river, 
From  many  a  palmy  plain, 
They  call  us  to  deliver 

Their  land  from  error's  chain. 

2  What,  though  the  spicy  breezes 

Blow  soft  o'er  Ceylon's  isle, 
Though  every  prospect  pleases, 

And  only  man  is  vile  ; 
In  vain  with  lavish  kindness, 

The  gifts  of  God  are  strown  ; 
The  heathen,  in  his  blindness, 

Bows  down  to  wood  and  stone. 

3  Shall  we,  whose  souls  are  lighted 

With  wisdom  from  on  high, 
Shall  we,  to  men  benighted, 
The  lamp  of  life  deny  ? 


Salvation !  O  salvation ! 

The  joyful  sound  proclaim, 
Till  earth's  remotest  nation 

Has  learned  Messiah's  name. 
4  Waft,  waft,  ye  winds,  his  story, 

And  you,  ye  waters,  roll, 
Till  like  a  sea  of  glory, 

It  spreads  from  pole  to  pole ; 
Till  o'er  our  ransomed  nature, 

The  Lamb  for  sinners  slain, 
Redeemer,  King,  Creator, 

In  bliss  returns  to  reign. 

454  II. 

n  OD  is  my  strong  salvation, 
IX  What  foe  have  I  to  fear? 
In  darkness  and  temptation, 

My  light,  my  help  is  near: 
Though  hosts  encamp  around  me, 

Firm  to  the  fight  I  stand  : 
What  terror  can  confound  me, 

With  God  at  my  right  hand : 
2  Place  on  the  Lord  reliance, 

My  soul,  with  courage  wait : 
His  truth  be  thine  affiance, 

When  faint  and  desolate : 
His  might  thine  heart  shall  strengthen, 

His  love  thy  joy  increase ; 
Mercy  thy  days  shall  lengthen, 

"  The  Lord  will  give  thee  peace." 

455  H. 

FOR  thee,  O  dear,  dear  Country, 
Mine  eyes  their  vigils  keep ; 
For  very  love  beholding 

Thy  happy  name  they  weep : 
The  mention  of  thy  glory 
Is  unction  to  the  breast, 
It  brings  us  joy  in  sorrow, 
And  love,  and  life,  and  rest. 

2  There  is  the  throne  of  David, 

And  there,  from  toil  released, 
The  shout  of  them  that  triumph, 

The  song  of  them  that  feast : 
There  those  who,  thro'  their  Leader, 

Have  conquered  in  the  fight, 
For  ever  and  for  ever 

Are  clad  in  robes  of  white. 

3  Their  breasts  are  filled  with  gladness, 

Their  tongues  the  gladness  prove, 
Their  one  and  only  anthem, 

The  dear  Redeemer's  love. 
There  we  our  King  and  Portion, 

In  fulness  of  his  grace, 
Shall  soon  behold  for  ever, 

And  worship  face  to  face ! 


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COME,  tliou  almighty  King, 
Help  us  thy  name  to  sing, 
Help  us  to  praise. 
Father  all  glorious, 
O'er  all  victorious, 
Come,  and  reign  over  us, 
Ancient  of  Days. 

2  Come,  thou  incarnate  Word, 
Gird  on  thy  mighty  sword ; 

Our  prayer  attend. 
Come,  and  thy  people  bless, 
And  give  thy  word  success ; 
Spirit  of  holiness, 

On  us  descend. 

3  Come,  Holy  Comforter, 
Thy  sacred  witness  bear, 

In  this  glad  hour. 
Thou,  who  almighty  art, 
Now  rule  in  every  heart, 
And  ne'er  from  us  depart, 

Spirit  of  power. 

4  To  the  great  One  in  Three 
The  highest  praises  be, 

Hence  evermore. 
His  sovereign  majesty 
May  we  in  glory  see, 
And  to  eternity 

Love  and  adore. 


457 


1. 


COME,  Holy  Ghost —in  love 
Shed  on  us  from  above 


Thine  own  bright  ray ! 
Divinely  good  thou  art ; 
Thy  sacred  gifts  impart 
To  gladden  each  sad  heart : 

Oh,  come  to-day ! 

Come,  Light  serene  and  still, 
Our  inmost  bosoms  fill ; 

Dwell  in  each  breast : 
We  know  no  dawn  but  thine ; 
Send  forth  thy  beams  divine, 
On  our  dark  souls  to  shine, 

And  make  us  blest ! 

Exalt  our  low  desires  ; 
Extinguish  passion's  fires ; 

Heal  every  wound : 
Our  stubborn  spirits  bend ; 
Our  icy  coldness  end ; 
Our  devious  steps  attend, 

While  heavenward  bound. 

Come,  all  the  faithful  bless  ; 
Let  all,  who  Christ  confess, 

His  praise  employ : 
Give  virtue's  rich  reward ; 
Victorious  death  accord, 
And,  with  our  glorious  Lord, 

Eternal  joy. 

458  1. 

OHEPHERD  of  tender  youth, 
U  Guiding  in  love  and  truth 

Through  devious  ways — 
Christ  our  triumphant  King, 
We  come  thy  name  to  sing, 


HYMNS  459,  460,  461. 


327 


And  here  our  children  bring, 
To  shout  thy  praise. 

2  Thou  art  our  holy  Lord, 
O  all-subduing  Word, 

Healer  of  strife : 
Thou  didst  thyself  abase, 
That  from  sin's  deep  disgrace 
Thou  mightest  save  our  race, 

And  give  us  life. 

3  Ever  be  near  our  side, 

Our  Shepherd  and  our  Guide, 

Our  staff  and  song ; 
Jesus,  thou  Christ  of  God, 
By  thine  enduring  word 
Lead  us  where  thou  hast  trod ; 

Make  our  faith  strong. 

4  So  now,  and  till  we  die, 
Sound  we  thy  praises  high, 

And  joyful  sing: 
Let  all  the  holy  throng, 
Who  to  thy  church  belong, 
Unite  and  swell  the  song 

To  Christ  our  King ! 


459 


II 


p  LORY  to  God  on  high ! 
VT  Let  earth  and  skies  reply, 

Praise  ye  his  name ; 
His  love  and  grace  adore, 
Who  all  our  sorrows  bore : 
Sing  loud  for  evermore, 

Worthy  the  Lamb. 

2  Jesus,  our  Lord  and  God, 
Bore  sin's  tremendous  load, 

Praise  ye  his  name ; 
Tell  what  his  ami  has  done, 
What  spoils  from  death  he  won : 
Sing  his  great  name  alone, 

Worthy  the  Lamb. 

3  While  they  around  the  throne 
Cheerfully  join  in  one, 

Praising  his  name ; 
Those  who  have  felt  his  blood, 
Sealing  their  peace  with  God, 
Sound  his  dear  fame  abroad, 

Worthy  the  Lamb. 

4  Join,  all  ye  ransomed  race, 
Our  holy  Lord  to  bless ; 

Praise  ye  his  name ; 
In  him  we  will  rejoice, 
And  make  a  joyful  noise, 
Shouting  with  heart  and  voice, 

Worthy  the  Lamb. 


460  II- 

THOU,  whose  almighty  word 
Chaos  and  darkness  heard, 

And  took  their  flight, 
Hear  us,  we  humbly  pray, 
And,  where  the  gospel  day 
Sheds  not  its  glorious  ray, 

"  Let  there  be  light." 
2  Thou,  who  didst  come  to  bring, 
On  thy  redeeming  wing, 

Healing  and  sight, 
Health  to  the  sick  in  mind, 
Sight  to  the  inly  blind, 
Oh,  now  to  all  mankind 

"  Let  there  be  light," 
Spirit  of  truth  and  love, 
Life-giving,  Holy  Dove, 

Speed  forth  thy  flight ; 
Move  on  the  water's  face, 
Bearing  the  lamp  of  grace ; 
And  in  earth's  darkest  place 

"  Let  there  be  light." 


Fob  Social  and  Private  Worship. 

461 

TLTY  faith  looks  up  to  thee, 
ill  Thou  Lamb  of  Calvary, 

Saviour  divine : 
Xow  hear  me  while  I  pray ; 
Take  all  my  guilt  away ; 
O  let  me  from  this  day 

Be  wholly  thine. 
May  thy  rich  grace  impart 
Strength  to  my  fainting  heart, 

My  zeal  inspire : 
As  thou  hast  died  for  me, 
O  may  my  love  to  thee, 
Pure,  warm,  and  changeless  be — 

A  living  fire. 
While  life's  dark  maze  I  tread, 
And  griefs  around  me  spread, 

Be  thou  my  guide ; 
Bid  darkness  turn  to  day, 
Wipe  sorrow's  tears  away, 
Nor  let  me  ever  stray 

From  thee  aside. 
4  When  ends  life's  transient  dream, 
When  death's  cold,  sullen  stream 

Shall  o'er  me  roll ; 
Blest  Saviour,  then,  in  love, 
Fear  and  distrust  remove ; 
O  bear  me  safe  above — 

A  ransomed  soul. 


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II. 


OTHOU,  in  whose  presence  my  soul 
takes  delight, 
On  whom  in  affliction  I  call ;      [night, 
My  comfort  by  day,  and  my  song  in  the 
My  hope,  my  salvation,  my  all. 

2  O,  why  should  I  wander,  an  alien  from 
Or  cry  in  the  desert  for  bread  ?      [thee, 

Thy  foes  will  rejoice  when  my  sorrows 
they  see, 
And  smile  at  the  tears  I  have  shed 

3  Ye  daughters  of  Zion,  declare,  have 

you  seen, 

The  star  that  on  Israel  shone  ? 

Say,  if  in  your  tents  my  Beloved  has  been, 

And  where  with  his  flock  he  has  gone. 

4  His  voice,  as  the  sound  of  the  dulcimer 

sweet, 
Is  heard  thro'  the  shadows  of  death ; 
The  cedars  of  Lebanon  bow  at  his  feet, 
The  air  is  perfumed  with  his  breath. 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 
463  Far  Children  only. 

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When  Jesus  was  here  among  men, 
How  he  called  little  children  as  lambs  to 
his  fold,  [then. 

I  should  like  to  have  been  with  them 

2  I  wish  that  his  hands  had  been  placed 
on  my  head,  [me, 

That  his  arm  had  been  thrown  around 
And  that  I  might  have  seen  his  kind  look 
when  he  said, 
"  Let  the  little  ones  come  unto  me." 

3  Yet  still  to  his  footstool  in  prayer  I  may 
go, 

And  ask  for  a  share  in  his  love ; 
And  if  I  thus  earnestly  seek  him  below, 
I  shall  see  him  and  hear  him  above. 


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OH,  worship  the  King,  all-glorious 
above ;  [love ! 

Oh,  gratefully  sing  his  power  and  his 
Our  Shield  and  Defender,  the  Ancient 

of  Days,    . 
Pavilioned  in  splendor,   and   girded 
with  praise. 
2  Oh,  tell  of  his  might,  oh,  sing  of  his 
grace, 
"Whose  robe  is  the  light,  whose  canopy 

space ! 
His  chariots  of  wrath  the  deep  thunder- 
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the  storm. 

3  Frail  children  of  dust,and  feeble  as  frail, 
In  thee  do  we  trust,  nor  find  thee  to  fail; 
Thy  mercies  how  tender !  how  firm  to 

the  end ! 
Our  Maker,  Defender,  Redeemer,  and 

Friend. 


465  II. 

YE   servants  of  God,  your  Master 
proclaim, 
And  publish  abroad  his   wonderful 

name: 

The  name  all-victorious  of  Jesus  extol : 

His  kingdom  is  glorious,  he  rules  over 

all. 

2  God  ruleth  on  high,  almighty  to  save ; 

And  still  he  is  nigh — his  presence  we 

have: 
The  great  congregation  his  triumph 

shall  sing, 
AscribiDg  salvation  to  Jesus  our  King. 


An^tWo™iSpatl1  °n  tWingS  of3  Then  let*  us  adore,  and  give  him  his 


right, 
All  glory  and  power,  and  wisdom  and 

might, 
All  honor  and  blessing,  with  angels 

above, 
And  thanks  never  ceasing,  for  infinite 

love. 


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THE  Lord  is  my  Shepherd,  no  want 
shall  I  know,  [rest ; 

I  feed  in  green  pastures,  safe-folded  I 
He  leadeth  my  soul  where  the  still  waters 
flow, 
Restores  me  when  wandering,  redeems 
when  oppressed. 

2  Thro'  the  valley  and  shadow  of  death 

tho'  I  stray,  [fear, 

Since  thou  art  my  guardian,  no  evil  I 

Thy  rod  shall  defend  me,  thy  staff  be  my 

stay, 
No  harm  can  befall,  with  my  Comforter 

near. 

3  Let  goodness  and  mercy /my  bountiful 

God, 
Still  follow  my  steps  till  I  meet  thee 

above :  [trod, 

I  seek,  by  the  path  which  my  forefathers 

Through  the  land  of  their  sojourn  thy 

kingdom  of  love. 

467  I. 

P  MGHTEST  and  best  of  the  sons  of!    Dearer  to  God  are  the  prayers  of  the 


the  morning ! 


Dawn  on  our  darkness  and  lend  us 

thine  aid ; 
Star  of  the  east,  the  horizon  adorning, 
Guide  where  our  infant  Redeemer  is 

laid. 

2  Cold  on  his  cradle  the  dew-drops  are 
shining ; 

Low  lies  his  head  with  the  beasts  of 
the  stall ; 
Angels  adore  him  in  slumber  reclining, 
Maker,  and  Monarch,  and  Saviour  of 
all. 

3  Say,  shall  we  yield  him,  in  costly  devo- 
tion ? 

Odors  of  Edom,  and  offerings  divine? 
Gems  of  the  mountain,  and  pearls  of  the 
ocean, 
Myrrh  from  the  forest,  or  gold  from  the 
mine  ? 

4  Vainly  we  offer  each  ample  oblation, 
Vainly  with   gold  would    his   favor 

secure ; 
Richer  by  far  is  the  heart's  adoration, 


poor. 


hymns  468,  469,  470,  471,  472. 


331 


468 


I. 


HITHER,  ye  faithful,  haste  with  songs 
of  triumph, 
To  Bethlehem  go,  the  Lord  of  life  to 
meet ; 
To  you  this  day  is  born  a  Prince  and 
Saviour ; 
O  come,  and  let  us  worship  at  his  feet. 

2  O  Jesus,  for  such  wondrous  condescen- 

sion, 

Our  praise  and  reverence  are  an  offer- 
ing meet ; 
Now  is  the  Word  made  flesh,  and  dwells 
among  us ; 

O  come,  and  let  us  worship  at  his  feet 

3  Shout  his  almighty  name,  ye  choirs  of 

angels, 

Let  the  celestial  courts  his  praise  re- 
peat : 
Unto^our  God  be  glory  in  the  highest ; 

O  come,  and  let  us  worship  at  his  feet 

I. 


Shout,  for  the  foe  is  destroyed  that  en- 
slaved thee, 
Th'  oppressor  is  vanquished,  and  Zion 
is  free. 


For  Social  akd  Private  Worship. 

471 

I  WOULD  not  live  alway:  I  ask  not 
to  stay 
Where  storm  after  storm  rises  dark  o'er 
the  way  ; 
The  few  lurid  mornings  that  dawn  on 
us  here, 
Are  enough  for  life's  woes,  full  enough 
for  its  cheer. 
2  I  would  not  live  alway,  thus  fettered  by 
sin; 
Temptation  without  and   corruption 
within : 
E'en  the  rapture  of  pardon  is  mingled 
with  fears, 
And  the  cup  of  thanksgiving  with  peni- 
tent tears. 


469 

COME,   ye   disconsolate,   where'er  ye 
languish, 
-  Corue  to  the  mercy-seat,  fervently  kneel,  0  T 
Here  bring  your  wounded  hearts,  here3  I  would  not  live  alway ;  no-welcome 


tell  your  anguish ; 
Earth  has  no  sorrows  that  heaven  can- 
not heal. 

2  Joy  of  the  desolate,  Light  of  the  stray- 

ing, 
Hope  of  the  penitent,  fadeless  and  pure, 
Here  speaks   the   Comforter,  in  mercy 

saying, 
Earth  has  no  sorrows  that  heaven  can 

not  cure. 

3  Here  see  the  bread  of  life ;  see  waters 

flowing 
FGrth  from  the  throne  of  God,  bound 
less  in  love : 
Come  to  the  feast  prepared  ;  come,  ever 
knowing, 
Earth  has  no  sorrows,  but  heaven  can 
remove. 

470  II. 

DAUGHTER   of  Zion,   awake   from 
thy  sadness ;  [no  more ; 

Awake,  for  thy  foes  shall  oppress  thee 
Bright  o'er  thy  hills  dawns  the  day-star  of 
gladness, 
Arise,  for  the  night  of  thy  sorrow  is  o'er. 
2  Daughter  of  Zion,  the  Power  that  hath 
saved  thee, 
Extolled  with  the  harp  and  the  tim- 
brel should  be ; 


the  tomb, 
Since  Jesus  hath  lain  there  I  dread  not 

its  gloom ; 
There,  sweet  be  my  rest,  till  he  bid  me 

arise, 
To  hail  him  in  triumph  descending  the 

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4  Who, who  would  live  alway,  away  from 
his  God ; 

Away  from  yon  heaven,  that  blissful 

abode, 
Where  the  rivers  of  pleasure  flow  o'er 

the  bright  plains, 
And  the  noontide  of  glory  eternally 

reigns ; 

5  Where  the  saints  of  all  ages  in  har- 
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Their  Saviour  and  brethren  transport- 
ed to  greet ; 
While  the  anthems  of  rapture  unceas- 
ingly roll, 
And  the  smile  of  the  Lord  is  the  feast 
of  the  soul. 

472 

TVTEARER,  my  God,  to  thee,  nearer  to 
1\       thee ! 
E'en  tho'  it  be  a  cross  that  raiseth  me ; 
Still  all  my  song  shall  be, 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee,  nearer  to  thee. 


332  hymn  473. 

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For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 


2  Whv  should  I  languish— why  should  I 
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In  sorrow  and  anguish  he's  ever  near ; 
Sleeping  or  waking— in  pleasure  or 

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Clborus.— Gentle  angels,  &c. 


3  Scenes  that  will  vanish  smile  on  me 
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Joys  of  a  moment  play  round  my  brow, 
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Chorus.— Gentle  angels,  &c. 


HYMNS  474. 


333 


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For  ChMren  Only. 


2  In  flowing  robes  of  spotless  white, 

See  every  one  arrayed ; 
Dwelling  in  everlasting  light, 
And  joys  that  never  fade. 

Singing,  &c. 

3  TThat  bro't  them  to  that  world  above? 

That  heaven  so  bright  and  fair, 
Where  all  is  peace,  and  joy,  and  love — 
How  came  those  children  there  ? 
Singing,  &c. 


4  Because  the  Saviour  shed  his  blood, 

To  wash  away  their  sin  : 
Bathed  in  that  pure  and  precious  flood, 
Behold  them  white  and  clean  ! 
Singing,  &c, 

5  On  earth  they   sought  the  Saviour's 

On  earth  they  loved  his  name  ;[grace, 
So  now  they  see  his  blessed  face, 
And  stand  before  the  Lamb. 

Singing,  &c. 


334 


HYMN  475. 


"COME  YE  BLESSED  OF  MY  FATHER." 

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37  Then  shall  the  righteous  answer  him,  saying : 
Lord,  when  saw  we  thee  an  hungered,  and  fed  thee  ? 
Or  thirsty,  and  gave  thee  drink  ? 

38  When  saw  we  thee  a  stranger,  and  took  thee  in  ? 
Or  naked,  and  clothed  thee? 

39  Or  when  saw  we  thee  sick,  or  in  prison,  and  came  unto  thee  ? 


40  And  the  King  shall  answer,  and  say  unto  them : 
Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Inasmuch,  &c. 


336  hymn  476. 

REST  FOE  THE  WEABY. 


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476 


For  Social  and  Private  Worship. 


2  He  is  fitting  up  my  mansion, 

Which  eternally  shall  stand, 
For  my  stay  shall  not  be  transient 
In  that  holy,  happy  land. 
There  is  rest,  &c. 

3  Pain  nor  sickness  ne'er  shall  enter, 

Grief  nor  woe  my  lot  shall  share  ; 
But  in  that  celestial  centre, 
I  a  crown  of  life  shall  wear. 
There  is  rest,  &c. 


4  Death  itself  shall  then  be  vanquished, 

And  his  sting  shall  be  withdrawn ; 
Shout  for  gladness,  O  ye  ransomed, 
Hail  with  joy  the  rising  morn. 
There  is  rest,  &c. 

5  Sing,  O  sing,  ye  heirs  of  glory ; 

Shout  your  triumph  as  you  go ; 
Zion's  gates  will  open  for  you, 
You  shall  find  an  entrance  through. 
There  is  rest,  &c. 


HYMN  477. 


337 


SAVIOUR,  LIKE  A  SHEPHERD  LEAD  US. 


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Poor  and  sinful  though  we  be ; 
Thou  hast  mercy  to  relieve  us, 
Grace  to  cleanse,  and  power  to  free 

Blessed  Jesus, 
Let  us  early  turn  to  thee. 
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3  Early  let  us  seek  thy  favor; 
Early  let  us  learn  thy  will; 
Do  thou,  Lord,  our  only  Saviour, 
With  thy  love  our  bosoms  fill : 

Blessed  Jesus, 
Thou  hast  loved  us,— love  us  still. 


338 


HYMN-  478. 


SWEET  HOTJR  OF  PRAYER. 


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prayer ! 
Thy  wings  shall  my  petition  bear 
To  hirn  whose  truth  and  faithfulness 
Engage  the  waiting  soul  to  bless ; 
And  since  he  bids  me  seek  his  face, 
Believe  his  word  and  trust  his  grace, 
I'll  cast  on  him  my  every  care, 
And  wait  for   thee,    sweet    hour  of 

prayer ! 


Sweet  hour  of  prayer !  sweet  hour  of 

prayer ! 
May  I  thy  consolation  share ; 
Till  from  Mount  Pisgah's  lofty  height, 
I  view  my  home,  and  take  my  flight : 
This  robe  of  flesh  I'll  drop,  and  rise 
To  seize  the  everlasting  prize ;       [air, 
And  shout,  while  passing  through  the 
Farewell,   farewell,    sweet    hour    of 

prayer. 


HYMN  479. 


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THAT  BEAOTIFOI.  LAND. 


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2  That    beautiful    land,    the    City   of 

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It   neer  has  known   the    shades   of 

night, 
The  glory  of  God,  the  light  of  day, 
Hath  driven  the  darkness  far  away. 
Will  you  go  ?  &c. 

3  In  vision  I  see  its  streets  of  gold ; 
Its  beautiful  gates  I  too  behold ; 


The  river  of  life,  the  crystal  sea, 
The    ambrosial    fruit    of    life's    fair 
tree. 
Will  you  go,  &c. 

4  The    heavenly   throng,    arrayed    in 
white, 
In  rapture  range  the  plains  of  light, 
And  in  one  harmonious  choir  they 

praise 
Their   glorious    Saviour's    matchless 
grace. 
Will  you  go?  &c. 


340 


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For  children's  sake  he  was  reviled, 
For  Jesus  loves  a  little  child. 


3  To  me  may  Jesus  now  impart, 
Although  so  young,  a  gracious  heart ; 
Alas  !  I'm  oft  by  sin  defiled, 
Yet  Jesus  loves  a  little  child. 


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"  Let  every  lamp  be  burning ; " 
"We  look  afar,  across  the  wave, 
Our  distant  home  discerning : 
For  now,  &c. 

3  Should  coming  days  be  dark  and  cold, 

We  will  not  yield  to  sorrow, 


For  hope  will  sing,  with  courage  bold, 
"  There's  glory  on  the  morrow : " 
For  now,  &c 

4  Let    storms    of  woe    in    whirlwinds 
rise, 
Each  cord  on  earth  to  sever, — 
There,   bright    and    joyous    in    the 
skies — 
There — is  our  home  for  ever : 
For  now,  &c. 


342 


hymns  482,  483. 


WHEN,  HIS  SALVATION  BRINGING. 


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2  And  since  the  Lord  retaineth 

His  love  for  children  still, 
Though  now  as  King  he  reigneth 

On  Zion's  heavenly  hill : 
We'll  flock  around  his  banner, 

Who  sits  upon  the  throne ; 
And  cry  aloud,  "  Hosanna 

To  David's  royal  Son." 

3  For  should  we  fail  proclaiming 

Our  great  Redeemer's  praise, 
The  stones,  our  silence  shaming, 

Might  well  hosannas  raise. 
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The  tribute  of  our  words  ? 
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¥E  bring  no  glittering  treasures, 
No  gems  from  earth's  deep  mine ; 
We  come,  with  simple  measures, 

To  chant  thy  love  divine. 
O  Lord,  thy  favors  sharing, 

Our  voice  of  thanks-we  raise; 
Father,  accept  our  offering, 

Our  song  of  grateful  praise. 
2  Saviour,  bestow  thy  blessing ; 

Oh,  teach  us  how  to  pray ; 
That  each,  thy  fear  possessing, 

May  tread  life's  onward  way. 
Then,  where  the  pure  are  dwelling, 

We'll  hope  to  meet  again  ; 
And,  sweeter  numbers  swelling, 

We'll  join  to  praise  thy  name. 


INDEX   OF   THE   HYMNS. 


343 


INDEX  OF  THE  HYMNS, 


A  beautiful  land  by  faith  I  see 339 

A  glory  gilds  the  sacred  page 252  i 

Alas,  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed 241  i 

All  glorious  Saviour,  Source  of  grace 267  ' 

All  hail  the  power  of  Jesus'  name 253 

All  praise  to  thee,  eternal  Lord 216  ! 

All  ye  nations,  praise  the  Lord 321 

And  must  this  body  die 2S5 

Angels  from  the  realms  of  glory 314 

Arise,  my  soul,  my  joyful  powers 240 

Arise,  O  King  of  grace,  arise 275 

Around  the  throne  of  God  in  heaven 833  i 

At  thy  command,  our  dearest  Lord 237  ; 

Awake,  and  sing  the  song 284  ! 

Awake,  my  soul,  and  with  the  sun 215  i 

Awake,  my  soul,  in  joyful  lays 237 

Awake,  my  soul,  stretch  every  nerve 251 

Awake,  ye  saints,  to  praise  your  King 270 

Away  from  every  mortal  care 217 

Before  Jehovah's  awful  throne 230  i 

Begin,  mv  soul,  the  exalted  lay 299 

Behold  the  glories  of  the  Lamb 262  \ 

Behold,  the  lofty  sky 284  ! 

Behold  the  morning  sun 284  i 

Behold,  the  mountain  of  the  Lord 259  : 

Behold,  the  sin-atoning  Lamb 234 

Behold,  what  wondrous  grace 281 

Beneath  a  num'rous  train  of  ills 215  ' 

Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  heard  my  prayer 210 

Bless,  O  my  soul,  the  living  God 224 

Blest  are  the  eons  of  peace 289 

Blest  are  the  souls  who  hear  and  know 248 

Blest  are  the  undeflled  in  heart 278 

Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds 287 

Blest  Comforter  divine 287 

Blest  is  the  man,  forever  blest 218 

Blest  morning,  whose  first  dawning  light 255 

Boundless  glory,  Lord,  be  thine 318 

Bread  of  heav'n,  on  thee  I  feed 323 

Brightest  and  best  of  the  sons  of  the  morning... 330 
Buried  in  shadows  of  the  night 220 

Call  Jehovah  thy  salvation 309  ; 

Children  of  the  heavenly  King 321 

Christian,  see  the  orient  morning 315 

Christ  is  onr  corner  stone 303 

Christ,  whose  glory  fills  the  skies 323 

Come,  dearest  Lord,  who  reign 'st  above 211 

Come,  every  pious  heart 304 

Come,  gracious  Lord,  descend  and  dwell 219 

Come,  gracious  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove 238 

Come,  Holy  Ghost,  in  love 326 

Come,  Holv  Spirit,  calm  my  mind 231  , 

Come,  Holv  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 263 

Come,  Holy  Spirit,  come 290 

Come,  let  our  hearts  and  voices  join 261 

Come,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  sougs 257 

Come,  let  us  join  our  friends  above 267 


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Come,  let  us  lift  our  joyful  eyes 255 

Come,  Lord,  and  warm  each  languid  heart 263 

Come,  my  Redeemer,  come 304 

Come,  O  Creator  Spirit,  blest 210 

Come,  sound  his  praise  abroad 290 

Come,  thou  almighty  King 326 

Come,  thou  Desire  of  all  thy  saints 275 

Come,  thou  fount  of  every  blessing 307 

Come,  thou  long-expected  Jesus 308 

Come,  weary  souls,  with  sins  distress'd 223 

Come,  we  that  love  the  Lord 290 

Come,  ye  disconsolate,  where'er  ye  languish. . .  .331 

Come,  ye  that  love  the  Saviour's  name 249 

Commit  thou  all  thy  griefs. 293 

Crown  his  head  with  endless  blessing 310 

Daughter  of  Zion,  awake  from  thy  sadness 331 

Daughter  of  Zion,  from  the  dust 251 

Dearest  of  all  the  names  above 243 

Dear  Refuge  of  my  weary  soul 247 

Dear  Saviour,  ever  at  my  side 267 

Dear  Saviour,  we  are  thine 281 

Dear  Shepherd  of  thy  people,  hear 259 

Descend  from  heav'n,  immortal  Dove 209 

Didst  thou,  dear  Jesus,  suffer  shame 259 

Dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing,  Lord 231 

Dread  Jehovah,  God  of  nations 313 

Dread  Sovereign,  let  my  evening  song 269 

Earlv,  my  God,  without  delay 256 

Enthroned  on  high,  almighty  Lord 264 

Ere  the  blue  heavens  were  stretched 214 

Eternal  Father,  God  of  love 279 

Eternal  Source  of  every  joy 235 

Eternal  source  of  light  and  grace 273 

Eternal  Spirit,  we  confess 227 

Far  as  thy  name  is  known 291 

Farewell,  ye  transitory  things 226 

Father,  how  wide  thy  glory  shines 271 

Father,  I  sing  thy  wondrous  grace 260 

Father  of  all;  whose  love  profound 221 

Father  of  mercies,  God  of  love 216 

Father  of  mercies,  in  thy  word 264 

Father  of  peace  and  God  of  love 260 

Father,  thy  Son  hath  died 300 

Father,  whate'er  of  earthly  bliss 265 

Finn  as  the  earth  thy  gospel  stands 257 

Forever  blessed  be  the  Lord 262 

Forever  with  the  Lord 291 

Forgiveness !  'tis  a  joyful  sound 236 

For  thee,  O  dear,  dear  country 325 

For  the  mercies  cf  the  day 321 

Frequent  the  dav  of  God  returns 279 

Friend  after  friend  departs 301 

From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies 2S0 

From  deep  distress  and  troubled  tho'ts 222 

From  every  stormy  wind  that  blows 239 

From  Greenland's  icy  mountains 825 


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From  thee,  my  God,  my  joys  9hall  rise 251 

Gently,  Lord,  O  gently  lead  ns 309 

Give  thanks  to  God,  he  reigns  above 227 

Give  to  our  God  immortal  prai9e 208 

Give  to  the  Father  praise 2S5 

Give  to  the  winds  thy  fears 289 

Glorious  things  of  thee  are  spoken 309 

Glory  to  God  on  high 327 

Glory  to  God  the  Father's  name 250 

Glory  to  thee,  my  God,  this  night 215 

God  in  his  earthly  temple  lays 237 

God  in  the  gospel  of  his  Son 220 

God  is  my  strong  Balvation 325 

God  is  our  refuge,  tried  and  prov'd 266 

God  is  the  refuge  of  his  saints 238 

God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way 273 

God,  my  supporter  and  my  hope 265 

God  of  mercy,  God  of  grace 322 

God  of  our  life,  thy  various  praise 264 

God  with  us!  O  glorious  name 320 

Grace !  'tis  a  charming  sound 291 

Gracious  Spirit,  love  divine 320 

Great  God,  attend  while  Zion  sings 232 

Great  God,  before  thy  mercy  seat 259 

Great  God,  indulge  my  humble  claim 234 

Great  God,  to  thee  my  evening  song 218 

Great  God,  we  sing  thy  mighty  hand 209 

Great  God,  whose"universal  sway 229 

Great  is  the  Lord ;  whose  works  of  might 268 

Great  is  the  Lord  our  God 285 

Great  Shepherd  of  thine  Israel 210 

Great  One  in  three,  great  Three  in  one 237 

Guide  me,  O  thou  great  Jehovah 811 

Hail  the  day  that  sees  him  rise 821 

Hail ,  thou  once  despised  Jesus 312 

Hail  to  the  Lord's  Anointed 325 

Happy  the  church,  thou  sacred  place 211 

Hark,  the  glad  sound,  the  Saviour  comes 252 

Hark,  the  herald  angels  say 818 

Hark  the  herald  angels  sing 820 

Hark,  the  song  of  Jubilee 817 

Hark,  what  mean  those  holy  voices 312 

Here  at  thy  cross  incarnate  God 226 

He  that  hath  made  his  refuge  God 211 

High  in  the  heavens,  eternal  God 236 

Hither,  ye  faithful,  haste  with  songs  of  triumph,  330 

Holy  and  reverend  is  the  name 277 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord,  be  thv  glorious 319 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord  God  of  hosts 816 

Hosanna  with  a  cheerful  sound 265 

How  beauteous  are  their  feet 288 

How  blest  the  righteous,  when  he  dies 213 

How  charming  is  the  place 281 

How  did  my  heart  rejoice  to  hear 263 

How  glorious  is  the  sacred  place 257 

How  heavy  is  the  night 283 

How  large  the  promise,  how  divine 240 

How  pleasant,  how  divinely  fair 229 

How  pleased  and  blest  was  1 301 

How  precious  is  the  book  divine 245 

How  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  sounds 254 

Hush'd  be  my  murmurings,  let  cares  depart 332 

I  hear  thy  word  with  love 282 

I  know  'tis  Jesus  loves  my  soul 340 

Iliftmysoul  to  God 293 

I'll  praise  my  Maker  with  my  breath 297 

I'll  speak  the  honors  of  my  long 276 

I  love  the  Lord ;  he  heard  my  cries 270 

I  love  the  volume  of  thy  word 296 

I  love  thy  kingdom,  Lord 295 

Hove  to  steal  awhile  away 241 

I'm  not  ashamed  to  own  my  Lord 271 

In  all  my  vast  concerns  with  thee 259 

In  every  trouble,  sharp  and  strong 275 

In  the  Christian's  home  in  glory 336 

In  vain  we  seek  for  peace  with  God 268 

Isend  the  joys  of  earth  away 215 

I  thank  the  goodness  and  the  grace 255 

I  think  when  I  read  that  sweet 328 

I  waited  patient  for  the  Lord 258 

I  would  not  live  alway,  I  ask  not  to  stay 331 

Jehovah  reigns,  he  dwells  in  light 233 


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Jehovah  reigns,  his  throne  is  high 233 

Jerusalem,  my  happy  home 249 

Jesus,  all-atoning  Lamb 319 

Jesus,  and  shall  it  ever  be 233 

Jesus,  engrave  it  onmy  heart 225 

Jesus,  hail,  enthroned  in  glory 311 

Jesus,  I  love  thy  charming  name 277 

Jesus,  I  my  cross  have  taken 807 

Jesus,  in  sickness  and  in  pain 267 

Jesus,  lover  of  my  soul 816 

Jesus,  my  Saviour,  bind  me  fast 247 

Jesus  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun 229 

Jesus,  tender  Shepherd,  hear  us 813 

Jesus,  the  spring  of  joys  divine 216 

Jesus,  the  very  thought  of  thee 260 

Jesus,  we  look  to  thee 281 

Jesus,  where'er  thy  people  meet 225 

Jesus,  who  on  Calvary's  mountain 306 

Join,  all  who  love  the  Saviour's  name 213 

Joy  to  the  world,  the  Lord  is  come 248 

Just  are  thy  ways,  and  true  thy  word 212 

Just  as  lam,  without  one  plea 218 

Know,  my  soul,  tby  full  salvation 813 

Let  all  the  earth  her  voices  raise 297 

Let  everlasting  glories  crown 222 

Let  every  creature  join 292 

Let  me  but  bear  my  Saviour  say 211 

Let  them  neglect  thy  elory,  Lord 256 

Let  Zion  in  her  king  rejoice 215 

Let  Zion  praise  the  mighty  God 227 

Like  sheep  we  went  astray 280 

Light  of  those  whose  dreary  dwelling 312 

Lo,  he  comes  with  clouds  descending 315 

Long  as  I  live  I'll  bless  thy  name 261 

Lord,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing 807 

Lord,  how  mysterious  are  thy  ways 239 

Lord,  I  approach  the  mercy  seat 269 

Lord,  I  have  made  thy  word  my  choice 240 

Lord,  I  will  bless  thee  all  my  days 224 

Lord,  in  the  morning  thou  shalt  hear 277 

Lord,  in  thy  great,  thy  glorious  name 237 

Lord,  look  upon  a  little  child 223 

Lord  of  every  land  and  nation 810 

Lord  of  hosts,  how  lovely,  fair, 318 

Lord  of  the  worlds  above 805 

Lord,  thou  hast  heard  thy  servant  cry 248 

Lord,  thou  wilt  hear  me  when  I  pray 243 

Lord,  we  come  before  thee  now 319 

Lord,  what  is  man  thatheshld  prove 214 

Lord,  when  I  count  thy  mercies  o'er 275 

Lord,  when  thou  didst  ascend  on  high 213 

Lo,  the  Lord  Jehovah  liveth 313 

Lo,  the  stone  Is  rolled  away 321 

Love  divine,  all  love  excelling 308 

Lo,  what  a  cloud  of  witnesses 263 

Lo,  what  a  glorious  sight  appears 253 

Majestic  sweetness  sits  enthroned 267 

Mine  eyes  and  my  desire 289 

My  days  are  gliding  swiftly  by 341 

My  dear  Redeemer  and  my  Lord 229 

My  faith  looks  up  to  thee 327 

My  God,  accept  my  early  vows 225 

My  God,  accept  mv  heart  this  day 274 

My  God,  how  endless  is  thy  love 221 

My  God,  I  love  thee,  not  because 279 

My  God,  in  whom  are  all  the  springs 217 

My  God,  my  Father !  blissful  name 255 

My  God,  my  King,  thy  various  praise 219 

My  God,  my  life,  my  love 285 

My  God,  permit  me  not  to  be 217 

My  God,  permit  my  tongue 293 

My  God,  the  covenant  of  thy  love 279 

My  God,  the  spring  of  all  my  Joys 251 

My  God,  what  gentle  cords  are  thine 270 

My  Maker  and  my  King 285 

My  never  ceasing  song  shall  show 242 

My  Saviour  and  my  King 282 

My  Saviour,  let  me  hear  thy  voice 259 

My  Saviour,  my  almighty  Friend 277 

My  Shepherd  is  the  living  Lord 230 

My  soul,  be  on  thy  gnard. 295 

My  soul ,  how  lovely  is  the  place 276 

My  soul  repeat  his  praise 282 


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My  soul,  thy  great  Creator  praise 222 

My  spirit  looks  to  God  alone 228 

My  spirit  on  thy  care 281 

My  tunes  of  sorrow  and  of  joy 247 

Nature  with  open  volume  stands 226 

Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee 331 

No  more,  my  God,  I  boast  no  more 219  ' 

Not  all  the  blood  of  beasts 280 

Not  to  the  terrors  of  the  Lord 254 

Not  with  our  mortal  eyes 289 

Now  at  the  Lamb's  high  royal  feast 231 

Now  be  my  heart  inspired  to  sing 211 

Now  let  our  cheerful  eyes  survey 241 

Now,  O  my  soul,  forever  praise 250 

Now  shall  my  solemn  vows  be  paid 274 

Now  to  the  Cord  a  noble  song 235 

Now  to  the  Lord  that  makes  us  know 212 

O  all  ye  nations  praise  the  Lord 249 

O,  blessed  souls  are  they 286 

O  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul 283 

0  cease,  my  wandering  soul 292 

O  Christ,  our  King,  Creator,  Lord 234 

0  Christ,  with  each  returning  morn 231 

O  could  I  speak  the  matchless  worth 298 

O'er  the  realms  of  pagan  darkness 315 

Ofor  a  closer  walk  with  God 243 

O  for  a  heart  to  praise  my  God 271 

O  for  a  shout  of  sacred  joy 253 

Ofor  a  thousand  tongues  to  sing 266 

Ofor  the  death  of  those 287 

O  God,  my  gracious  God,  to  thee 296 

O  God  of  Bethel,  by  whose  hand 265 

O  God  of  mercy,  hear  my  call 246 

O  God,  thou  art  my  God  alone ;225 

O  how  I  love  thy  holy  law 262 

O  Israel,  who  is  like  to  thee 298 

O  Lord,  I  would  delight  in  thee 245 

OLord,  our  God,  arise 283 

O  Lord,  our  heavenly  king 285 

Once  more,  mv  soul,  the  rising  day 269 

One  there  is  above  all  others 313 

On  Jordan's  stormy  banks  I  stand 253 

On  the  mountain's  top  appearing 314 

Oppressed  with  fear,  oppressed  with  grief. 271 

O  praise  the  Lord,  for  he  is  good 248 

O  sacred  head,  now  wounded 324 

O  Sun  of  righteousness,  arise 221 

O  Sun  of  righteousness  divine 231 

O  that  I  knew  the  secret  place  247 

O  that  the  Lord  would  guide  my  wavs 258 

O  thou,  in  whose  presence  my  soul  takes  delight,  328 

O  thou  that  hear'st  the  prayer  of  faith 299 

O  tbou  that  hear'st  when  sinners  ciy 238 

O  thou,  to  whose  all  searching  sight 219 

O  thou,  true  Life  of  all  that  live 219 

O  thou  who  driest  the  mourner's  tear 261 

O  thou,  whose  hand  the  kingdom  sways 232 

O  thou,  whose  tender  mercy  hears 273 

Our  God,  our  help  in  ages  past 258 

Our  land,  O  Lord,  with  songs  of  praise 263 

Out  of  the  deeps  of  long  distress 246 

O  worship  the  King,  all  glorious  above 329 

O  ZiOn,  tune  thy  voice 303 

People  of  the  living  God 317 

Plunged  in  a  gulf  of  dark  despair 246 

Praise,  everlasting  praise  be  paid 214 

Praise  to  thee,  thou  great  Creator .306 

Praise  to  the  Lord  for  all  the  host 257 

Praise  waits  in  Zion,  Lord,  for  thee 256 

Praise  ye  the  Lord,  exalt  his  name •.  .208 

Prepare  me,  gracious  God 288 

Pure  Light  of  light,  eternal  day 227 

Raise  your  triumphant  songs 294 

Rejoice,  the  Lord  is  king 303 

Rejoice,  ye  saints,  rejoice  and  praise 209 

Rise,  my  soul,  and  stretch  thy  wings 823 

Rock  or  ages,  cleft  for  me 322 


Safely  through  another  week 323 

Salvation  is  forever  nigh 228 

Salvation!  O  the  joyful  sound 278 

Saviour,  breathe  an  evening  blessing 806  ! 


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Saviour,  like  a  shepherd  lead  us  337 

Saviour,  while  my  heart  is  tender. . . 311 

Saviour,  who  thy  flock  art  feeding 310 

See  what  a  living  stone 294 

Shepherd  of  tender  youth 327 

Shew  pity,  Lord,  O  Lord  forgive 218 

Shine,  mighty  God,  on  Zion  shine 249 

Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands 250 

Sing,  ye  redeemed  of  the  Lord 278 

Softly  now  the  light  of  day 319 

Songs  of  immortal  praise  belong 273 

Son  of  God,  to  thee  I  cry 323 

Sovereign  of  all  the  worlds  on  high 269 

Sovereign  ruler  of  the  skies 819 

Stand  up,  and  bless  the  Lord 292 

Sure  the  blest  Comforter  is  nigh 239 

Sweet  hour  of  prayer !  sweet  hour  of 338 

Sweet  is  the  memory  of  thy  grace 269 

Sweet  is  the  work,  my  God,  my  King 220 

Sweet  is  the  work,  OLord 293 

Sweet  peace  of  conscience,  heavenly  guest 209 

Sweet  the  moments,  rich  in  blessing 313 

Swift  as  declining  shadows  pass 235 

Take  my  heart,  O  Father  take  it 309 

Tarry  with  me,  O  my  Saviour 311 

Th'  Almighty  reigns,  exalted  high 227 

The  day  is  past  and  gone 289 

The  day  ofwrath,  that  dreadful  day 231 

Thee  we  adore,  eternal  Lord 235 

Thee  will  I  love,  O  Lord,  my  strength 212 

The  festal  morn,  my  God,  is  come 299 

The  God  Jehovah  reigns 294 

The  God  of  mercy  be  adored 252 

The  God  of  my  salvation  lives 229 

The  heavens  declare  thy  glory,  Lord 236 

The  hour  of  my  departure 's  come 223 

The  Lord  descended  from  above 244 

The  Lord  himself,  the  mighty  Lord 268 

The  Lord,  how  wondrous  are  his  ways 224 

The  Lord  is  my  Shepherd,  no  want  shall 330 

The  Lord  Jehovah  reigns 300 

The  Lord  my  Shepherd  is 2S0 

The  Lord  of  glory  is  my  light 242 

The  Lord,  the  sovereign  King 293 

Then  shall  the  King  say  unto  them  on 334 

The  praise  of  Zion  waits  for  thee 228 

The  promise  of  my  Father's  love 264 

There  is  a  fountain  filled  with  blood 255 

There  is  a  house  not  made  with  hands 271 

There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight 251 

There  is  an  hour  of  peaceful  rest 277 

The  Saviour !  O  what  endless  charms 266 

Thine  earthly  Sabbaths,  Lord,  we  love 209 

This  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made 241 

Thou  art  my  portion,  O  my  God 274 

Thou  art  the  everlasting  Son 297 

Thou  art  the  Way,  to  thee  alone 272 

Tnough  now  the  nations  sit  beneath 217 

Thoubidden  Source  of  calm  repose 297 

Thou  lovely  Source  of  true  delight 276 

Thou  loving  Maker  of  mankind 225 

Thou  only  Sovereign  of  my  heart 233 

Thou,  whom  my  soul  admires  above 223 

Thou,  whose  almighty  word S27 

Through  all  the  changing  scenes  of  life 275 

Through  endless  years  thou  art  the  same 245 

Through  every  age,  eternal  God 223 

Through  sorrow's  night  and  danger's  path 273 

Thus  far  the  Lord  has  led  me  on 221 

Thy  mercies  fill  the  earth,  O  Lord 244 

Thy  name,  almighty  Lord 291 

Thy  way,  O  God,  is  in  the  sea 245 

Thy  works,  not  mine,  O  Christ 305 

♦Tis  but  a  little  while 295 

'Tis  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come 211 

'Tis  by  thy  strength  the  mountains  stand 245 

To  bless  thy  chosen  race 287 

To  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost 275 

To  God,  in  whom  I  trust ■  • 295 

To  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son 230 

To  God,  the  great,  the  ever  blest 232 

To  God,  the  only  wise 288 

To  him  that  chose  us  first 305 

To  our  almighty  Maker,  God 272 

To  thee,  my  God,  whose  presence  fills 265 


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To  thy  pastures,  fair  and  large 319 

To  us  a  child  ol  hope  is  born 252 

Triumphant  Zion,  lift  thy  head 233 

Unveil  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb 217 

Up  to  the  hills  1  lift  mine  eyes 221 

Upward  I  lift  mine  eyes 303 

Wake  the  song  of  Jubilee 321 

Watchman,  tell  us  of  the  night 317 

We  are  but  young,  yet  we  may  sing 213 

We  bless  the  Prophet  of  the  Lord 240 

We  bring  no  glittering  treasures 342 

We  give  immortal  praise 302 

Welcome,  sweet  day  of  rest 285 

We  lift  our  hearts  to  thee 291 

We  praise  and  bless  thee,  gracious  Lord 254 

What  shall  I  render  to  my  God 242 

What  sinners  value,  I  resign 221 

When  all  thy  mercies,  O  my  God 261 

When  God  revealed  his  gracious  name 244 

When  his  salvation  bringing 342 

When  I  can  read  my  title  clear  .., 243 


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When  I  can  trust  my  all  with  God 301 

When  I  survey  the  wondrous  cross 226 

When  marshalled  on  the  nightly  plain 235 

When  overwhelmed  with  grief 286 

When  sins  and  fears  prevailing  rise 239 

While  my  Redeemer's  near 287 

While  with  ceaseless  course  the  sun 317 

Whilst  thee  I  seek,  protecting  Power 257 

Whom  have  we,  Lord,  in  heaven  but  thee 243 

Who  shall  ascend  thy  heavenly  place 218 

Why  do  we  mourn  departing  friends 247 

Why  droops  my  soul  with  grief  oppressed 217 

Why  should  we  start,  and  rear  to  die 223 

With  all  my  powers  of  heart  and  tongue 208 

With  songs  and  honors  sounding  loud 278 

Te  humble  souls,  approach  your  God 272 

Ye  servants  of  God,  your  Master  proclaim 829 

Yes,  the  Redeemer  rose 302 

Ye  trembling  souls,  dismiss  your  fears 279 

Your  harps,  ye  trembling  saints 286 

Zion's  King  shall  reign  victorious 311 


CLASSIFICATION   OF  THE   HYMNS.  347 


CLASSIFICATION  OF  THE  HYMNS. 


The  Figures  are  the  Numbers  of  the  Hymns. 


FOR   PUBLIC   WOESHIP. 

I.  for  the  first  |art  of  t\t  j^rbite:  humiliation, 

God:  In  Condescension: 

His  Mercy:  1,  28,  71,  72, 104, 159,  305. 
Christ  :  In  Humiliation  : 

His  Advent :  184, 185,  392,  398. 

His  Incarnation :  26,  34,  408,  415,  435,  436,  467,  468. 

His  Sufferings  and  Death  ;  79, 112,  113,  160,  217,  299,  370,  406,  451. 
The  Only  Saviour :  35,  54,  62,  248,  264. 

His  Offices :  135,  264. 

His  Love  for  Us  :  241. 

Formed  and  DwelliDg  in  Us :  191,  381,  392,  393. 

The  Holy  Ghost:  God  Dwelling  ln  Us: 

For  Sanctification :  36, 129,  216,  231,  306,  327,  336,  457. 
For  Illumination :  129,  457. 
For  Comfort :  10,  437. 

The  Holy  Trinity:  The  God  of  Salvation:  175, 183,  201,  375,  383,456. 
The  Means  of  Grace:  Praised  and  Desired: 

The  House  of  God  and  its  Ordinances:  53,  89, 114, 143,  200,  280,  335, 360, 

469. 
The  Word  of  God:  52,  121,  128,  136, 152,  186,  208,  224,  273,289,  311,  312, 
359. 


348  CLASSIFICATION  OF  THE  HYMNS. 

Comfortable  Experience  of: 

Deliverance  of  the  Soul:  9,18,  70,  87, 151, 167,  207,  223,  256,  257,  272,  288, 
308,  309,  426. 

Forgiveness:  37,  44,  61,  71, 120, 199,  257,  320. 

Faith  in  Christ,  our  Righteousness:  80,  297,  299,  351,  392,'  444. 

Salvation  by  Grace:  37,  43,  72,  81,  88,  168, 176,  288,  309. 

Grateful  Self-Consecration:  79,  114, 144,  216,  232,  274,  382. 
i       Love  and  Prayer  to  Christ:  78,  113,  192,  218,  240,  241,  281,  361,  365,  407 
451,  458. 

Rest  in,God  and  Christ:  95,  249,  298,  319,  343,  351,  420,  458,  466. 

Trust  in  the  Promises:  27, 128,  232. 

For  Special  Occasions: 

Baptism:  137,176,399,458. 

Reception  to  the  Communion:  144, 176,  274. 

Public  Fast:  11,73,130. 


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God:  In  Glory: 

His  Sovereignty:  63,  97, 107,  363,  371. 

His  Eternity :  155,  209. 

His  Power :  108, 154. 

His  Goodness :  84, 170,  220,  250,  251,  265,  291,  362,  464. 

His  Faithfulness:  3, 145,  328. 

His  Mighty  Works— Of  Providence:  29, 108, 154,?291.    Of  Grace:  3,  219, 

250,  258,  267. 
His  Heavenly  Beauty  and  Majesty :  464. 
Perfectly  Revealed  in  Christ :  116,  259,  265,  400. 
The  Refuge  of  his  People:   20,  38,  55,  82,  105,  107,  122,  242,  275,  379, 

454. 

Christ:  In  Exaltation: 

His  Resurrection:  139,  352,  376,  427,  438. 
His  Ascension :  21, 168,  409,  441. 

The  Perfect  Revelation  of  God:  116,  259,  265,  400. 
Sitting  at  the  Right  Hand  of  God:  401. 
His  Messianic  Glory  and  Work :   153,  171,  283,  307,  329,  371,  400,  409, 

452. 
His  Universal  Kingdom:  91,  92,  108,  169,  177,  187,  188,  353,  377,  402, 

465. 
His  Loveliness  and  Beauty :  14, 282. 
•  His  Second  Coming  to  Judgment:  419. 


CLASSIFICATION  OF  THE  HYMNS.  349 

The  Lamb  praised  in  Heaven :  202,  225,  259, 401,  459,  465. 
Glory  of  the  New  Covenant;  193, 194,  329. 

The  Church  : 

The  Habitation  of  God :  2, 12, 123, 189,  226,  276,  314,  395. 

The  Bride  of  Christ :  64,  462. 

Her  Glory:  123,203,380. 

Her  Safety :  12,  203,  314,  354,  395. 

Delivered  and  Spreading :  39, 106, 172, 179, 210, 310,  322,  363,  380, 402, 

416, 417,  418,  445,  453,  460. 
Triumphant :  109,  329,  470. 

Universal  Praise  to  God:  96, 115, 170, 172, 173,  266,  338,  345,  346,  367 
386,  421. 
"      to  Christ :  187, 188,  202,  439,  440. 
The  Consummation:  189,  422,  439. 

The  Communion  of  Saints:  193,  204,  243. 
Exalted  Experience  of  : 

Desire  to  and  Delight  in  the  Church  and  Ordinances ;  64,  90,  226, 276, 

301,  314,  339,  354,  372,  384,  428,  462. 
Security:  13,  20,  55,  82,  84, 105, 107, 122, 138,  242,  275,  314,  321,  328, 

379,  454. 
Freedom  and  Sonship  :  194,  300,  337. 
Priesthood  and  Kingship :  19, 145,  225,  376. 
Joy  and  Triumph:  97, 178,  219,  258,  283,  328,  344,  377. 
Pilgrimage:  84,  90,  204,  228,  243,  290,  313,  321,  337,  366,  394,  395,  403, 

429,442. 
Anticipation  of  Heaven:  4,  56, 174, 178, 189,  300, 366,  429, 455. 

For  Special  Occasions  : 

The  Communion,  or  the  Preparatory  Service ,  64,  98, 124,  446,  462. 
Y      Public  Thanksgiving :  83, 1IJ,  227,  291. 
flX    New  Year :  5^233. 
'      Dedication  of£  Church  f  276,  378. 
Instalment  of  a  Pastor :  329. 
Ordination  of  a  Minister,  Elder,  or  Deacon :  10. 


FOR   SOCIAL   AND   FAMILY   WORSHIP. 

Penitential  :  45,  66, 141, 161, 215,  268, 269,  368,  413. 
Supplicatory  : 

For  Gospel  Comfort:  8,  15,  49,  100, 125,  162, 163,  244,  252,  268,  330,  347, 
356,  368,  387. 


350  CLASSIFICATION   OF  THE   HYMNS. 

For  Revival :  58,  229,  230,  277. 

For  Heavenly  Mind:  41,  65,  94,  99, 148, 164,  235,  260,  269. 

For  Guidance :  48,  237,  461. 

For  Christ  in  Us :  49,  447,  449. 

For  the  Holy  Ghost:  99,  230,  323. 

Believing  : 

In  Christ,  as  our  Atonement :  46,  47,  66,  75, 147, 196,  252,  364, 411,  461. 

"      as  a  Faithful  Friend :  6,  75,  111,  132, 140,  221,  246,  261,  364,  410. 
In  the  Holy  Ghost :  85, 134. 

Dedicatory:  31, 141, 181,  212,  292,  303,  317,  355,  390,  412,  423,  431. 

Trustful  and  Peaceful  : 

In  God's  Omniscience :  214. 

In  the  Covenant :  30, 118, 140,  205,  261,  294,  295. 

In  Christ's  Strength:  17, 125, 146,  246,  396. 

In  Christ's  Presence  and  Love:  93, 132,  213,  221,  236,  324,  432. 

Under  Privation  and  Troubles :  30, 157, 165,  246,  278,  295,  349,  433. 

Amid  Changes  and  Darkness  of  Providence:  118, 133, 158,  195,  206,  271, 

304,  333,  433. 
In  Union  with  Christ :  303. 

Consolatory  and  Hopeful  : 

For  this  Life :  133,  222,  333,  349. 

For  the  Life  Everlasting:  263,  270,  303,  357,  358. 

In  view  of  Death  (Funereal) :  25,  65, 166,  270,  326,  358. 

Hymns  of  Love: 
To  God  :  76,  236. 

To  Christ :  22,  93, 110,  111,  146, 180,  285,  293,  315,  331,  364.  f 

To  One  Another :  325,  332. 
To  the  Church  and  Ordinances :  131,  34^4^*- 
To  the  Word  of  God :  156,  234. 

Of  Gratitude  and  Praise: 

To  God:  50,  262,  316,  317,  389. 
To  Christ :  127,  245. 

Of  Joy: 

In  Salvation  by  Grace :  340,  411. 

In  the  Resurrection  of  Christ :  197. 

In  Adoption :  195,  253,  294. 

In  Christian  Fellowship :  325.  p~ 

In  the  Spread  of  the  Gospel :  424.  If?*'  t7%*  *t  *& 

In  the  Hope  of  Glory :  7,  16, 149, 158, 182, 190,  263,  287,  341,  412,  448,  471, 


CLASSIFICATION   OF  THE   HYMNS.  351 

Trinitarian  Hymns: 

Of  Prayer:  57,284,292. 
Of  Praise:  126. 

For  Special  Occasions: 

Opening  of  Worship  :  40,  74,  99,  211,  229,  244,  277,  302,  43^^^^. 

Close  of  Worship:  40,  101,  391. 

Morning:  32,  59,  77, 102,  238,  254,  286,  342,  449. 

Evening :  23,  33,  51,  59,  60, 142, 150,  255,  279,  334,  388,  434. 

Saturday  Evening :  450. 

The  Lord's  Day :  350. 

"       Morning:  197,  286,  318,369. 

"       Evening :  296,  443. 
New  Year :  425. 

For  Children  :  24,  67,  198,  247,  397,  404,  414, 463,  473,  474,  475,  476,  477, 478, 
479,  480,  481,  482,  483. 

Doxologies— on  pages :  215,  230,  275,  285. 


FOR  PRIVATE   DEVOTION  ONLY. 

In  Conviction— Coming  to  Christ :  385. 

In  Spiritual  Relief— The  Star  of  Bethlehem :  119. 

In  Trouble— Resignation :  472.    Supplication:  239. 

In  Bereavement— Of  a  Friend :  373.    Of  a  Child  :  374. 

In  Wakefulness  at  Night:  86 

In  Death  :  42,  68,  69, 103,  405. 


352  CONTENTS  OF  THE  BOOK  OF  WORSHIP. 


CONTENTS  OF  THE  BOOK  OF  WORSHIP. 


ORDER  OF  DIVINE  SERVICES Page    3 

Morning  Service  of  the  Lord's  Day 5 

Evening  Service  "  "  13 

The  Communion  of  the  Lord's  Supper 20 

The  Order  for  the  Administration  of  Baptism 26 

The  Form  of  Receiving  Adult  Persons  to  the  Communion  ...  28 

The  Order  for  the  Solemnizing  of  Marriage 30 

The  Order  for  the  Burial  of  the  Dead 32 

The  Office  for  the  Ordination  and  Instalment  of  Elders 
and  Deacons 35 

THE  PSALTER 39 

THE  HYMNS 205 

Index  of  the  Hymns 343 

Classification  of  the  Hymns 347 


